Amerman, Kenneth E., 1964, 1966
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Sand - Johnston - 1964 Jan. 1 left Friendship Airport 4pm via TWA 61. Arrived Los Angeles 5 35- PM. Departed for Honolulu 6 30 pm via United 95, arrived 9 35 pm. Jan 2 Checked out of Hawaiian King early in the morning and deposited gear on YAG 40. Went on board 7 30 pm. Jan 3 Underway on YAG 40 9 30 am. Jan 19 Returned to Pearl Harbor 9 30 a.m. No field notes for YAG trip. New birds - Harcourts Storm Petrel, Pomarine Jaeger, White - necked petrel. Boobies (red 'feet') and Red-Tailed Tropic-birds most common. Tadrig flocks of 20-100 Boobies last 2 days out - surprising. Total no. of birds - ~ 500, 22 collected. Very few boobies seen on beginning of trip, a somewhat greater no. of Wedgetails throughout. Only ~ 3 frigates seen. Fairy terns ~ 3 days out of Oahu - mixed with Booby flocks on return trip. Albatross disappeared morning of third day, reappeared 3 (3) days out on return. Jaegers lost after 2nd day. Jan 24 Departed Hickam AFB, Honolulu, via MATS 623X to Johnston Is. 12 15 pm, arrived on Johnston 3 35 pm.