R.E. Johnson 1968 7 Journal May 14 Seattle, Wash. to Anchorage & Amchitka Is., Alaska The flight is via Reere Aleutian Airlines. Left Anchorage at 11:45 AM. While in Anchorage I tried to dig up information regarding the possibility of going to Kodiak Island in July when I return from Amchitka. (Hybrid finches between littoralis & griseonucha probably occur there). Western Airlines flies to Kodiak Is. twice daily: (10:15 -> 11:55 AM) and (6:50 -> 8:55 PM) [with stops in between]. Cost: $52.50. Tickets may be impossible to get in July without reservation. They may be obtained by mail at: Western Airlines 525 South Ave. Anchorage, Alaska Apparently rent-a-car service is available on the island but there are only a few short roads. Unfortunately I forgot to bring along information on just where previous finches were seen. Brilliant! My 5 finches are riding in ice & dry ice supplied by a stewardess on Western carrier today. Pretty cold last time I checked. Arrived on Amchitka Is [and] 1/2 hrs but with time changes, etc it was still early in the afternoon. Met Charles Yarbrough upon arrival and he gave me a tour over some of the areas we will work in. I saw a few birds: Pintail, Rosy Finch, Lapland Longspur &