Amerman, Kenneth 1964 FIELD NOTES August 16--Pearl and Hermes Reef Ship arrived off Southeast Island about 1500. Raft and most of gear launched about 1730, arrived on Southeast 1800 and set up camp on the east corner. Two groups of three surveyed the island before dark. After dark 1000 Sooty Terns landed. Five hundred each adult and immatures. Turtles (Green ?) on north shore - about a dozen. Similar number of seals. Some tagged, noted all around shore. Retired August 17--Up before 0800 for radio check and breakfast. Pete and I then went after boobies and frigates and getting nest counts and banding whatever possible. Paul and Alan covered the albatrosses. Thirty-nine young Laysan banded. Al Young - plants. Dick - seal skeleton. Boat came in around 1000. In afternoon Alan, Dick, and I banded 100 immature Sooty Terns each while Paul and Pete made unsuccessful attempt to get some Gray- backs and Hawaiian Noddies. Relaxed for a while in late afternoon. After dark 900 Wedgetails and 700 Sooty Terns banded. Wedgetails quite spooky, especially in chicks. Also worked on Boobies, Hawaiian Noddies and Graybacks. August 18--Boat arrived 0830. Doug came in, spent day on Southeast. We took some bands, nets, and food and set out for two small sand islands west ? of Southeast.