R.E. Johnson 1968 Journal 22 May 21 Anchitlka Island, Alaska (cont.) Censused Silver Salmon Lake near the dry meadow plot: Red-breasted Mergansers 4 pair + one single ? Bufflehead - 1 pair Mallard - 1 ? and 3 young! [This suggests that the absence of ?'s on lakes has [illegible] ment they are on meats] unidentified ducks - 1 The Wet Meadow plots are becoming very dry and this may explain the absence of birds_ on them, as well as the particular assortment of birds present. Only 5 birds were plotted, 5 Longspurs + 1 Rosy Finch. No Rock Sandpipers were seen_ though a wet meadow should have them. The number of Longspurs has not increased over last week. After lunch we noted several Rosy Finches around the south Hangar perching in windows + on the roof an an adjacent bldg. We drove the BMI Boston Whaler from Constantine Harbor to Vista Island off Chitka Point (1.5 miles east & 0.1 miles north of ChITKA Pt.). We stopped several places in route to & from the island. Total round Trip approx. 40 miles. There were many Sea Otters around the island_ & several were worked up on shore. We obtained 4 good skulls + a healthy perfume to accompany the rest of the trip. Before landing on the island we encountered several hundred Tufted Puffins floating in 2 or 3 large groups on