Journal R.E. Johnson 1968 May 21 Anchitka Island, Alaska (cont.) the water. After landing on the island we found that they nest in burrows along the top of the cliff under the Elymus grass which covers the top of the island. Burrows encircled most of the cliffs. [illegible] In one of them we found 3 dead Leach's Petrels. Another was found on the shoreline. Kenyon (1961) had not seen this species but Murie refers to early (late 1800's) records for Anchitka & nearby sites. The puffin colony is the largest that we have located so far & suggests that the total population for Anchitka Island must be very large (several thousand) since they birds have also been seen in good numbers at Kirilof Point, Kirilof Islets, & Charley runway core. The total for these few locations alone totals only a little short of a thousand & represents only a fraction of the available shoreline for nesting, most of which we haven't explored as yet. Glaucous-winged Gulls were very common on the island. One Wandering Tattler & 2 Oystercatchers were seen on the rocky shoreline. Five Song Sparrows were seen and one was collected. No rosy finches were seen. On the return boat ride a Murre sp., 30+ Ancient Murretets, 100 Pigeon Guillemote, several Horned Puffins & 3 species of Cormorant were seen (Red-faced, Pelagic, & Double-crested).