Amerman, Kenneth 1963 RED-TAILED TROPICBIRD 565-12001--12024 XMAS I. SHEARWATER 514-78001--78019 COMMON NODDY 753-30001--30100 (locals) HAWAIIAN NODDY 642-01001, 01002, 01003 August 28--Sand Island, Johnston Island Atoll Arrived here 11:15 a.m. Departed Washington D. C. 8:30 a.m. August 26 aboard United 827. Arrived in San Francisco 10:40 a.m. (Pacific time). departed 11:30 a.m. Arrived in Honolulu 1:30 p.m. (Honolulu time). Departed Hickam AFB 0700 via MATS, Aug. 28. Binion and Ken brought me up to date on activities here. They left with me bands, pliers, batteries, gloves, lights, binoculars, microscope, knee pads, banding schedules, stationary and correspondence file. August 29 Binion and Ken left Sand at 11 a.m. I inventoried materials, finished unpacking, and read over all correspondence and instructions. August 30 One Golden Plover found in mist net. Finally extricated after some time, banded and tagged. Will try leaving mist net at ground level; also may try decoys. Banded 100 Sooties - slow going. * 1 Semi-palmed plover seen on sand spit by old dock - 4 p.m. Flew off. Succesful in calling them down close enough to net. Shearwaters Leave around dawn, nearly all have gone by 7:30 a.m.