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Journal
R.E.Johnson
1968
June 24 Anaktuvak Pass, Alaska (cont.)
Woodpile under some boards contains 4 eggs. It is lined with white feathers. Eggs are light blue with red-brown spots on the large end. 2 incubating. Nest located beside dirt road connecting Infantry Rd with Upland Tundra plots.
Set marker stakes at [illegible] Longspur nests 2-3 & 2-4. 9" off in each case.
Check [illegible] Longspur nest 2-2. Empty!
(had newborn young).
Bald Eagle - two flying above Riparian Meadow plots at 3:45 PM. An adult was diving at an Imma & chasing it about. Half the time the dive would be craded but at other times the adult would extend its talons & the Imma would roll 180° over in the air with Talons outstretched to defend itself!
On one such occasion on the road they hooked talons & spun a wide circle downward, but broke when a car was approaching (before they reached the ground). The Imma then flew inland & the adult back toward the sea from whence it came.
Checked buildings west of area G (see map under May 28) for Rossy Finch nests. There are few frame buildings in this area but a good density of quonset huts. There were many old nests but none with eggs or young in them. One old nest was in an old building located underground with a stairway leading down into