Journal R.E. Johnson 1968 July 21 Kodiak Island, Alaska down the west face but I did descend to try to locate the finches I had heard. Probably a more thorough search in these areas during good weather would be successful. A rufous finch was also heard on the upper flat [illegible] barren area east of Center Peak. Again he could not be located. Hermit Thrushes were common in the thicket up to tree or brush line and occasionally one was seen higher up. Golden-crowned Sparrows were also distributed in this manner but less commonly seen above the thickets. Snow Buntings adults & fledged young were common. Savannah Sparrows were common on the lower alpine of the east slopes & saddles. Water Pipits & Rock Ptarmigan were the most regular species of the upper vegetated alpine. The pipets were also seen in the more barren areas. Three Sandpipers landed in a small pond in the barren area but left before I could identify or collect them. A Black-billed Magpie was seen flying at 2000 ft over the snow filled upper valley of Saltery Creek. We reached the car again at 8:15 p.m. Only 2 other parties had left notes in the bottle on top of Center Peak since 1960. On the road back we saw a Northwest Crow perched along the shore of Middle Bay.