Field notes, v1379
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129 R.E.Johnson 1968 Journal June 30 Amchitka Island, Alaska Slept in until 9:30AM this drippy Sunday morning, then up to do some work in the lab. The rain stopped, so after lunch Bob, Dave & I visited the Rifle Range area to try to locate a Rock Sandpiper nest with 2 eggs and an Aleutian Term colony we were (Richard) fold about by Skip Wallen. We found four Aleutian Term nests & there were certainly more judging from the number of terns flying high overhead & calling. The nesting area dry tundra with Lichen, Carex, & Angelica being the most conspicuous, plant species. Aleutian Term nests: 1. 1 egg piped, 1 young (2 days old) 2. 1 hatched egg with wet young nearly free of egg., 1 egg. 3. 2 eggs. 4. 1 egg longspur nest barbed wire fence Road to Rifle Range Point