Journal R.E. Johnson 1968 May 14 Seattle, Wash. to Anchorage & Amchitka Is., Alaska (cont.) Bald Eagle. I collected two Rosy Finches near the barracks and noted their huge size. They weigh well over 40 grams! (nearly twice the wt. of Sierra Nevada birds). The weather on Amchitka is cool, windy, & foggy - all normal conditions. May 15 Amchitka Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Again windy, cold, foggy. Continued my tour of the island. Visited 3 of the Four Study plot areas on the island and drove as far west as test site F (end of good dirt road) & east nearly to the east end of the island. The 4 study areas are listed below, only the first 3 were visited: 1. Wet Meadow or Carex meadow tundra. Spongy ground covered with Sphagnum & Hylaconium mosses. Carex is said to be characteristic of this meadow type, but it hasn't appeared yet. Our plots cover 13 acres of this type. 2. Dry Meadow or Empetrum - Cladonia Tundra. Spongy ground. Well drained sites. Plants include Empetrum nigrum (Crowberry), Cladonia pacifica, Loiseleuria procumbens, Carex, Cornus, Erigeron, & Pedicularis. Plots cover 25 acres 3. Riparian Meadow. Plants include Caltha, Ranunculus, Rumex,