Fleet - Leeward, Trip #5, September 1964

NECKER F.F.S. LS 5 SEPT. 1964 FLEET

VADP CPH Done

9/25 - landed on Nacker @ @ 0400 - Much more difficult than Nihoa. Everything wet. Gene got washed out of rubber boat. Jack got dumped into water trying to land. Everyone got knocked down by waves on rock ledge. Many cuts & bruises. Hole ripped in rubber boat must be patched before transferring out 7 pm. saw 12 seals: 6 ad fs 6 ad unk. Remain of one dead subadult. Blue guy Noddy common fairy tern common

63520501 RTB min. 02 adt 63/eee 05 " 793-29104 06 min 88 lon 09 min 10 day 11 " 12 " 13 adont 14 for 15 adultb 16 eve saw 1 Bnw B. adult + at least 2 BFB min. See 1 REB adon nest. An Noddy abundant. Island is U shaped arch of V is think way - probably was made by volcanoe. Landing made @ West cave at base of V. Saw 2 ad. BFB. at 1150 counted 15 ad RTB3. Left island afternoon of 9/26 @ 1300. Jack+ fell in water getting off. Pummaro had a good water fell + twin.

340 37 RT (12) GP III RITB min X 111 +5 cc TTI TI I- 16BY min -28- tad IIl (AN sags or clips face bin nests, plow on bare rock) (RTBoost thrw cyo deep water (mulled? ) finch 8" long w/ head sighted : 2"deep x1"wide. 35 (H) (16) (5) (10) (12) (2) ((100) (24) (33)X9) Frog IIII VII IIII (1) (40) (30) 15 min. X I II (17)(6) XXXXX loc. TT TTT TTT TTT (15)(12) next. # TTT III 26/317 57,19 304 20 135 166 85 23 375 (8) (17) (20) (8) RFB Ove. 6& 12 Am.N. chasing @ F.T. w/feather will - - - 5 min ! BFB Rm weather w/tech? Bar B, finish.

9/28 793 - 29164 -> 200 cmN. LOAR 635-205/7 in- 19 mm 20 WT rustin BGNone (Obs. ad. E.T. feed flying yourself called young to itself by repeated equato transformed single minor wife fish from well to well)

(RFB had seen my B.L. on Nicker on 9/26 (sitting with) w Orange tog o't foot) somewhat weathered.

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Pop G57, 126 63 189 100=15 RTNS (400=9; 1500=3; 1600=1) 25 young birds = 100 islanders BFB ad. = 58 imm = 57 locals = 6 Bm.B. ad = 8 imm = 3 RFB. ad. imms: 161 322 176 ad = (74 on mato (27) on (99=) (22) on chicks (25) unknown 161 2 322 23 locals 64 immature 84 adults unoccupied imm = 375 local = 84 mthly = 8 460 967 934 467 (175) (1500-1800) Ann. Noddy = 2000 locals 1000 immature Few 1975. Egig. ad: (934) RT: 23 men GP: 3 Hawaiian Noddy = 200-300 (one on 999) GBT = Zimm, Bad. Bulwer P. = 75-100 (?) S.T. = saw 4 ad in pairing (299 & immature) Fairy Tern = 400-500 WT = 1500 down chicks (some very small ones) BG Noddy = 400-500 (299 & immature)

NECKER 635-20501=19 RMB 9/25 635-20501 imm. 2 ad 3 imm 4 loc. 5 " 6 imm 7 " 8 loc 9 imm 10 loc 11 " 12 " 13 ad on E 14 loc 15 ad on E 9/26 -> 16 loc. 17 imm 18 " 19 " 20 mothering wedge-tail 21 22 23 24 25 arrow down 40 ------- 9/25-NECKER 793-29/04 -> 63 Cm.N. local 9/26 - 64-200 Cm.N. loc. ------- turtles = 2 (76" x 24") Seals: 13 adults 6 ad ? 1 ad ? 6 unk adult?

295 2.50 ----- 5.45

4 large turtles 3 tagged 5 ad ♂ 2 ad ♀ 3 ad ♀ 1 unsexed 5ad3 6ad9 108 in N channel 30c AT This FES BFB im. [illegible] [2] 22/6 75 [1] oil loc REBad [illegible] im [4] RT [XX] [XX] [X] (27) FS [6,5] AN: 2003 wed. 6P [7] 70+ dead fish 17 dead hatchlings

(Enquinair mm III //II/ ad // uncle ~~ ~~ ~~ //II/ 17 1352 RTB E- I 171 523 175 698 RT ~~ ~~ ~~~~ 4/5 CBT. mm'f ST=3 Whale+Skate RF-B mm ad ~~ ~~ ~~ II (9) loc // (10) (8) Eria mm ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ (10) (3) (10) (24) (9) ad I' .loe ~~ ~~ ~~ I (16) RFBed // mm IIIII CW=400 W.T. max 100 c. Seals: 8ado/ 6 u.ad. 3" ? 1 ud. pap 14.9 3ud.y. 84 ?

9/26 whale Skate C.N 773-29301 coral 03 ↓ 8 N 10 local 17 N95 III (8k9) N.N. IIII 6

CES 9/27 ADI whale+skate BF bad male 558-82780

(enig = 12 Each seals gang of apers ad 07 = y g9 y 2 ad 2 RFB ad 1 loc 1 min 1 RT - 48 + 26 (130) GP (10) 37 player WT (1) CN = 300 WT = 100c ST = 3

L.P.B 60<1 75-100 CT 14 Bm B.(7mm, ?ad) 150-200 C.N. 15 King one seal. Several Porpoise followed boat in fog.

Tem G.P. = (15) XT: 18 = (35) RNB = # loc. Bad fly 's had up c. 1 Chuck 1 WT. Chile

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