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Journal
112
R.E.Johnson
June 23 Anchithea Island, Alaska (unt.)
Winter Wren - at least 2 singing males,
one on either side of the cormorant
colony along the coastal cliffs.
Rosy Finch - one pair collected, a young
fledgling escaped capture by flying
to a protected ledge above on the
cliffs.
Tufted Puffin - at least one seen (several
observations of 1 bird flying in &
out of the cliffs).
Red-faced Cormorant - probably at least
70 seen but difficult to get an
accurate head count since birds
& are coming & going and some
parts of the cliff are out of sight
from any one point. This
species predominates at this
location, unlike Kiri'lof Pt. & Kiri'lof
Islets. On a near section of cliff
that could be seen clearly there
were 33 red-faced & [illegible] Pelagic
Cormorants. Nests in this area
were 30 to 60 ft. up from the
water. The outermost section
of cliff contained even more nests
& individuals & again red-faced
birds predominated. However there
was a tunnel through the [illegible] bluff
at the juncture of the outer &
inner cliffs & in this pocket
was a concentration of Pelagic
Cormorants numbering 13 nests
& a larger # of individuals.
Interestingly enough nests were