R.E. Johnson 1968 29 Journal May 24 Amchitka Island, Alaska (cont.) Lake (see Table). May 25 Amchitka Island, Alaska Worked on field notes & nest cards, then went to airport to check on the possibilities for traveling to other islands to collect ray finches. Information left by the Reeve Aleutian Airline stewardess suggests Unmak Island (Aleutians) & St. Paul (Pribilof Is.) are great for birds & have good accommodations. Contact Gene Craig, Central Transportation Office, Reeve Aleutian Airways, Anchorage. Radio contact with Attu indicates that visitors are allowed on the island but that Attu Command will have to clear it with Juneau headquarters, thus it may be a couple weeks before I hear word. Censused Mason Lake (no birds), & the 3 sets of plots not done yesterday. The Wet Tundra plots are still dry (no rain since I arrived in Amchitka Is. 11 days ago). More Longspurs were seen than on previous occasions, & ½ of those sighted were females. No females were seen on previous censuses (May 17, 21). Two Rock Sandpipers were seen, each along the margin of an evaporated, but still moist pond. Tracks were common in the mud in each muddy pond in the area. Riparian Meadow Plots. There were more sightings of Lapland Longspur than on previous trips (May 17: 15 bird; May 22: 31 birds; May 25: 36 bird sightings). These sightings do not