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R.E. Johnson
1968
Journal
June 27 Anchitka Island, Alaska
day. Rained slowed down in afternoon but continued through night.
June 28 Anchitka Island, Alaska
Rain continues. Spent most of day in lab working on specimens, notes & records.
June 29 Anchitka Island, Alaska
Rain continues all day. Spent most of day in lab working on specimens. Also collected 3 Rosy Finches near camp. One was a female and it was in the process of laying (1 collapsed follicles, one egg in uterus). The brood patch was not fully edematized but was advanced over some I have seen in the past 2 weeks. This bird is the first indication of a second wave of nesting. A female was collected on June 25 that had slightly enlarged follicles (2mm) instead of the small (<1mm) size that most g's have had since the first nesting wave. Today a pair with well developed fledged young were seen copulating on the roof of the bldg which contained nest 28. This is probably the 5 time pair that nested here before. Because of the rain I couldn't see well enough to see color bands on the legs of the juvenile birds. These three records constitute the 1st evidence for second nesting found this season.