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R.E.Johnson
1968
Journal
July 20 Kodiak Island, Alaska
Harlequin Duck - 4 \phi , 5 1 \varrho
drifts.
Pigeon Guillemot - 54, some apparently nesting in
Bank Swallow - common. nest 1-3ft below
-turf of top of sea cliffs.
Fox Sparrow - feeding at shoreline amid help.
Western Sandpipis - 27
Mallard 1 \varrho
Savannah Sparrow - common in grassland
Song Sparrow - fairly common - feed amid help
on beach.
Red-faced Cormorant - 1
Pelagic Cormorant - 1
Black-billed Magpie - adult(s?) feeding 203
Full grown young on beach. Young have
a blue sheen to plumage. Adults have
a less metallic look and are black.
These differences may relate to
plumage wear.
Horned Puffin - 13, appear to be nesting
in crack in cliff.
Whimbrel - 29
We also saw a Seal offshore and 2
Black-tailed Deer, one with a pair of velvet prongs,
on the beach.
In the vicinity of Lake Rose Tead (near Pasagshak
Bay) we saw several ducks, Arctic Terns, and one