C.S. Station Land I, Johnston Atoll During the late afternoon (at supper) one of the Coast Guards- men told me he had found a Red-tailed Tropicbird with a broken wing on the causeway. I found the bird and saw that its wing was in very bad condition. I killed it for obtaining ectoparasites. The skin was no good for a study skin because of the mangled wing. Ectoparasites obtained were: feather mites from head and wing area, and chiggers from the nasal cavity. These chiggers were attached to the skin inside the cavity. After dark we banded 100 shearwaters (Wedge-tailed) and 100 adult Sooty Terns. Upon checking the marked Wedgetail nests the same adults were on the eggs. Some were outside the burrows. The cpaint showed up well and if the birds were facing the right direction we didn't have to bother them. During the afternoon a message was received from the S.I. telling me that 2 more S.I. personnel would be joining us July 21st for 2 weeks and would be bringing necessary bands with them. This morning I wrote a long letter to Maryanna concerning the arrival of the two S.I. personnel. I also discussed the security clearance problem which is still bding certain people. The A.E.C. wants us to get badges (photos, etc.) but this will not be clearance which has to be authorized from higher levels. I also discussed the problem of space here at Sand I. During the morning I processed the mouse nest placed in the Berlese funnel yesterday. Very little was found. During the early part of the afternoon I tried to find some Christmas Island Shearwaters to band but the only one I could find was the nestling. I also banded one Wedge-tailed Shearwater which had been found in one of the