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areas where there is at least some
vegetation. Eggs are laid on bare
ground between or by plants but
if they are dropped in a completely
open area at all there are very
few and they appear only after
the surrounding areas are
filled densely. Plot #1 had only
3 eggs at the same time the
surrounding area had hundreds.
The same was true of plot #2.
Man 4 - Moved plot 5 onto patch
of [illegible] nearby, further out
at bottom of slope, for same
reason as above.
Man 5 - Johnston survey -
GP - 170° 10'
RT - 30
WT - 3
Sand - 6.
FT - 3
Franklin's Cut
Weston Cut
RTIB - 26 including 4 chicks.
We checked with Mr. Kalish of
JTF 96 about this zone. It had
arrived but due to henchy
situation regarding H&N walkout
we were asked not to use it.