Amerman, Kenneth 1964 (Bob Banner, preceeding them, counted over 200, estimated another 100. Everyone but Paul slept until midnight. He woke us up after banding boobies. Alan and Paul continued after boobies, Dick, Alan and Bob went after Wedgetails and Doug and I walked the shoreline for Fairy Terns and shorebirds. We went north at first to the rocks, then back toward the ship. The shorebirds appear to move out from the lagoon at night, as there are few on the shore during the day. We banded Ruddy Trunstones, Wandering Tattlers, Bristle-thighed Curlews, Christmas Islands, and Fairy Terns, and two Bulwer's. Raft in about 8:30 a.m. Dick and I went after Sooty Terns about 9 while Doug tried the mist nest by the lagoon and Paul and Alan went after more boobies. Finished the 500 Sooties in about four hours. Very few non-flying young. Possibly 1/10 the population from beginning of colony to corner banded. This is perhaps 1/4 of island population. Disturbances every once in a while - birds going for drinks or going to feed? Very few birds barfing fresh squid, only after 11 a.m. Came back to camp ~1 p.m., went for swim. Tried sleeping in afternoon, got rained on. Alan and Bob hauled back two loads of fish balls. Camp now resebles antique shop. Slept again from 9 to 2:30, they went after Wedgetails as Paul and Alan returned from getting boobies. Dick and company went after 500 Sooty Terns. Wedgetails in morning glory along algoon very scarce. Difficult to catch anywhere with moon. Finished 230 by 6 a.m., in same area where we banded Sooties. Found three Bonins, one in morning glory near palms, two in grass (one in burrow, 5 foot long). Wrote up notes at breakfast. Dick had caught a Golden Plover during the night so we had a session of taking photos. Doug and Alan