Journal R.E. Johnson 1968 Amchitka Island, Alaska (cont.) May 15 summary sheet for Big Lake Grill meets for details. Charlie had noticed nests under construction along the lake shore at an earlier date but these now appear to be abandoned. We walked 1/4 of the total lake shore & found no nests. Rosy Finches Noted several in core of beach near Bridge Cr. Collected 2 or near 2 small roadside snakes near drillsite B. Wounded a third which crawled under one bldg & couldn't be returned. Immediately thereafter I found a ? on a nest of 4 eggs (Nest 1) on a shelf 6 1/2 ft. above the floor in one of the bldgs. It's amazing that the 3 gunshots didn't flush her from the nest. One of the birds shot may have been her mate. I wouldn't have collected any birds there had I realized the nest was there. Preliminary searches by myself yesterday evening of 10-15 bldg & by Emison & Yarbrough of 50+ bldg at a previous date suggested that this species was not breeding yet. Other species seen today: Pintail - Bridge Creek Cove