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K. Ameciman
1964
Kangalim Atoll, Marshall Is.
island must provide sufficient, e.g.,...
entertainment. This is the only Loran
Station I have heard of where the
Guys intend for 6 months a year.
At Bizej George and I probed
around some but found the vegetation
impenetrable and no sign of birds.
There are 2-3 shacks with families
living in them. If these people go into
the interior of the island at all we could
find no way they could.
The rest of the S.I. party went to
Carlson (Enubij) Island for fish
collecting. They returned with a
fair variety including some species
not seen before this trip. Reported very
hard job because of heavy currents.
Nov. 2 Roger & I went up to the runway
in the afternoon to investigate the
Shorebirds. Though somewhat inadequately
prepared as far as days' roundout
because we didn't expect much, we
were rewarded with 5 Sharp-tailed
Sandpipers, 1 Sandpiper sp., 1 Sandpiper,
1 Whimbrel, 1 Pintail (♂), 1 Tufted (♀) Duck
and 1 unknown duck. In addition we
saw 3 other ducks, one of which we wounded.