Amerson, B. 1963 starting it. We had to anchor and they worked for 15 minutes to repair it. We got back about 12:30. Ticks were also picked up on Trig as were also many insects. During the afternoon at Whale-Skate I took some color photos of Frigatebirds and also some polaroid shots. Fred set up a mist net for Noddies and a few were caught but due to the winds, it didn't work so good. Fred and I both took a nap during the afternoon. At dusk clouds again appeared to the N. E. and light rain fell before dark. It soon cleared off though for a nice night. I began banding Common Noddies and finished a string of bands started earlier. I then began a short unfinished string on the Grey-backed Terns. This proved to be quite a job as they flew when approached and with our nets broken it took about 2 1/2 hours and a lot of walking to do about thirty bands. During one of my rounds of the beaches I came across one of the female turtles digging a hole to lay eggs. She was about half through when I began my watch (10 p.m.). The hole was about 1 foot square and widened at the bottom. It was dug with the hind flippers (one at a time) with the foot going down without touching the sides. The underside of the flipper was brought toward the center of the hole and the tip curved. This portion scooped up a small amount of sand and then dumped it to the rear of the hole. The final depth appeared to be about 1 1/2 feet deep or just as deep as the flipper would go. The egg laying then began and I began counting.