Amerson, B. 1963 This could prove very interesting. During the afternoon I observed seven small sea turtles just off the west side of the island. One was caught by the sailor and photographs were taken of it. It weighed about 25 lbs and its shell was about 16 inches long. They appeared to be feeding in the shallow water. Many large sharks were also seen off the west side of the island. While banding Noddies ticks were seen for the first time on the island. Two turtles were observed copulating (photo made) after dark in very shallow water. June 13, 1963 - French Frigate Shoals This morning I collected insects from the island. Many interesting things turned up such as: a syrphid fly, two other flies (some on East Island), a curculionid, two species coccinelids, one specie tenebrionids, three species moths, many spiders and ticks. The ticks were under rocks on the north point and appear to be a different species than on Pearl and Hermes. Many mites were also collected. Fred, while banding Frigates collected a vial full of Hippoboscids. These birds and their nests appear to be heavily infested. The remaining few Black-footed Albatross and the few Laysan Albatross were banded before lunch. After lunch a map was taken due to the heat and afterwards filled notes were taken sitting in the shade of the tent. This island appears to be more blistering than East Island. Red-tailed Tropicbirds were flying over the island during the morning but none were seen landing. The Whaleboat returned at 2:30 p.m. to fix