K.E. Roseman 1964 Sand Johnston Mar.5 (cont.) The golden plovers were all in one group on the east shore south of the weather beacon. There may have been an increase in the whole island population may have been concentrated in the one area at low tide. The tinamous (2 mated on Sand), tattlers and 2 sandpipers were there too, also the Franklins. Mar.7 - We observed one golden plover on the islet apparently in complete spring plumage and 2-3 more with a good deal of black below around the shore of the main island. Many suddenly tinamous have been seen lately with the reddish-brown calico pattern on the back. Mar.10 - Dave & I began collecting the birds for the at-sea release experiment to be carried out by the Starbuck crew about 7.30 after finishing our egg counts and runways. We collected 14 barks (10 B) of nesters from an area where nesting had begun lately, 1 far from along the road where they had begun laying just today, 1 for non-nesting birds from the Elda Creek area adjacent to the road, and a bar of 4 reds, and 3 gray-backs on eggs from