C. G. Loren Station, Sand Island, Johnston Island Atoll construction crew would not arrive this week. He suggested that, due to arrangements already made and referring to his original statement on length of stay, Amerman and Elliott should leave on the plane tonight. I agreed since they can only stay one more week (unless their orders are changed). The YAG is suppose to be headed back to Pearl Harbor and therefore a reduction in banding in quantity, and because the majority of the Sooty Terns have left or are leaving. At 6:15 p.m. they left for the terminal on Johnston after getting all necessary paper, etc. The plane was late in leaving and did not take off until about 9:50 p.m. A message was sent immediately to the SI telling of their departure from Sand Island. August 15, 1963 Ken Wilz and I left to band Sooty Terns this morning, but the numbers were so low that it was decided to wait until night. I processed a Wedge-tail Shearwater and a Common Noddy for ectoparasites. A plant press was constructed from plywood and cardboard from boxes available was used for fillers. A few plants were collected (determined by our having only five fillers). The press was placed outside of the generator exhaust which is quite hot. During the afternoon some photos were made. Yesterday afternoon the first hatchling Wedge-tail Shearwater was found. It was wandering around on the beach and was away from its burrow. Pat sketched it before he left. Today it had died. I found several more hatchlings in Burrows today and made photos