Amerson, B. 1963 June 4, 1963 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, U. S. S. Tawakoni We awoke this morning ready to go. After breakfast I walked to the Sub post office and mailed several letters. We finished putting final items in rubber bags to go ashore. At 9 a.m. we left Sierra 17 pier and headed out through Pearl Harbor. At the entrance to the Harbor two Brown Boobies were seen sitting on one of the Boobies. The sea was very calm and the weather was quite nice--only scattered clouds and a light breeze from the N. E. After leaving the harbor we set a course NW (299) and headed for the island of Nihoa. We soon discovered that the bird life was quite scarce as compared with February. Sooty Terns, Wedgetailed Shearwaters, Red-tailed Boobies, two White-tailed Tropicbirds were seen during the day and the time and number of each was recorded on the dictet. At approximately 5 p.m. we spotted Kauai in a shield of coulids and heavy haze. We expected a lot of birds to assemble offshore before night but this did not materialize. Only Wedge-tailed Shearwaters increased, but only slightly. We passed within 2 - 4 miles of the south coast of Kauai. During the day we saw no Albatross. June 5, 1963 Nihoa Island, Leeward Chains,--U. S. S. Tawakoni I awoke this morning at 5:30 a.m. (I thought it was 6:30 but we had lost an hour going West). Nihoa Island was [illegible] already in view but was approximately 20 miles away. I made bird counts until we were very near the island. As we drew closer many Blue-gray Noddies appeared and a Petrel or Shearwater appeared which either was a Bulwer's Petrel or Christmas Island Shearwater. They might have been both, but at any rate were quite numerous. Many Sooty Terns, Gray-backed Terns,