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R.E. Johnson
1965
July 7 Anchitna Island, Alaska
nest was visible on an Elymus covered cliff top.
It contained 2 large young birds. The adult was
usually perched 70ft upslope on a hill top. A second
adult arrived from the SE + then both perched 30 ft from the nest.
A seal + 4 sea otters floated in the bay in front of me
which was rather calm. Breakers were pounders off-
shore rocks which protected the bay + an inspiring roar
of these breakers plus the gentle wind moving the
grass provide background for voices of the
several species of birds. The sun tried to shine
several times, but the everpresent fog turned away
these bids + enveloped the sky like a thick wool
blanket.
I climbed out on the cyrie. The nest contained
very little food material: some fur of otter(?), the base of a
bird skull, 2 similar bird sternal elements & a bird coracoid attached
to a humerus. I collected the bones. The 2 eaglets
posed beautifully up until I was 6 ft from the eyrie (6
on grade with them throughout my approach) when they
rised, spread their wings, turned + walked to the
far side of the eyrie and down a steep Elymus slope
out of sight. Adult eagles circled above but never dove or even
complained with vigor.
Between the Eagle nest & White House Core the
Following species were seen:
Common Eider - 40, 40 on protect rock
Commonant - 1 flying over the sea, 2 on an offshore rock
Rosy Finch - 2 adults