Field notes, v1379
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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