Field notes, v1379
Page 237
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Journal R.E.Johnson 1968 June 18 Anchitka Island, Alaska (cont.) Each group had about 15 individuals. Two were collected (362, 363). Aleutian Tern - several fly among Arctic Terns, yet are separate from them. They seem to fly higher. White forehead, dark bill & voice clearly observed. Bald Eagle - 2 nests - each on a sea stack & each with 2 young. I was attacked by both adults but kept them at bay [illegible] by raising my shot gun straight above my head & keeping it there. Oystercatcher - 10 seen scattered in pairs along the rocky parts of the coast. Parasitic Jaeger - one light phase bird. Mallard - one pair & 1 Drin [illegible] small bay. Checked Ross Finch nests 10, 16, 49, 51. Then examined the few buildings in area F (see map on May 28). No nests but saw one unbanded juvenile bird. Returned to Makaries Point & walked toward cast The Gull colony (the one so. of New Camp) looking for [illegible] Terns. Observations on Terns flying inland from the coast so. of the Gull colony by Dr Johnston & inland from Makaries point by myself suggest a nesting colony could exist just north of the