K.E. Ammann 1964 Eard Johnston Mar 11 - right in plain view. We arranged the times of release of the various groups of birds (see Mar 11) and packed them off with the troops - beat 1330. Pat reported that a blackfooted albatross had followed them in as far as the sea buoy. He also Told us that one of the ships crew had shot a marrhed footy banded here, probably on Feb. 26. He mistook the orange stripe across the birds breast for breeding plumage! (We had run out of jessie that night and painted that particular bird). * Three wedge-tails found after dark - 3 returns, 1 unbanded. Two in laptains below transmitter building, one above bunker. Mar 12 - Three wedge-tails present again but at least 2 new different than last night's birds. Banded two, one light and one intermediate. At level Three members of the crew reported seeing what must have been a black-footed albatross on the eastward end men beach. We could not find it but this