Amerman, Kenneth 1963 September 28--Bob and I went on a tour of the island. Two Red-tailed Tropicbirds put on a nice display and nearly landed near the highest are, hovering--about 1 foot off the ground several times. A dead Bristle-thighed Curlew was found along the shore by the old dump. It was in very bad condition, could not be salvaged. This was reported to us by try all. He also claimed to have seen two black and white birds, different from plover or turnstone, by the signal building. He said they flew off toward Johnston. Noddy by 4 foot pipe hatched. Five adult Wedge-tails and several chicks have been found dead over the past few days. We wondered if some might be weakened ones we had released but this does not explain previous ones. New dog responsible? October 1--Sixth Progress Report submitted. October 3--Fourteen frigate chicks color tagged. A new species, tentatively identified as a pectoral sand piper, was spotted by Bob around 9 a.m. and collected by Don Beeson. It was stored in the freezer in the Chief's quarters with a golden plover found dead yesterday. Shorebirds--2 p.m.: Sixteen plover, 14 turnstone, three tattlers. Two dead immature. Sooty Terns were taken to a Mr. Chaigan of the AEC on Johnston for radioactivity content analysis. October 4--Bristle-thighed Curlew reported to us by Winchell. October 5--Curlew reported again, by Dougherty. Again we did not see it. October 7--Began banding shearwaters again with newly arrived bands. One ;hundred nestlings done--very time consuming.