Fleet, Robert 1964 2 September 9 Arrived Eastern Island 2015 hours. Began banding Sooty Terns. Batteries failed; total 1700 banded. Ate breakfast and banded Red-tailed Tropicbirds. Eggs 3 Nestlings 2 Locals and Immatures 8 Saw several strange shorebirds. Had white on side of face, brown on rest of body, about size of Golden Plovers. Saw approximately 50 RT, 15 GP, 3 WT on Eastern. Returned to Sand Island at 0900. Sooty Terns banded: 793-25601 - 700 701 - 800 901 - 26000 26001 - 26500 26501 - 27000 27001 - 27400 September 10--Flew to Kure in afternoon. Noticed three flocks of shorebirds along runway at Sand totaling about 300 to 400 individuals. Saw three larger Rays and four larger sharks in lagoon at Midway and one larger ray in lagoon at Kure. Crew looked fine also ST guys. Bill 'said he was getting excellent coop. Pup was taken to Midway. September 11--Took boat to Eastern at 2015. Banded Sooty Terns until dawn. Very difficult since chicks are flying, some leaving, areas have been banded thoroughly. Banded 2600 ST. Found two orange-tagged Sooty Terns with faded tags. 753-18602 faded orange 753-10017 nearly white Three pair of Blue-faced Boobies in Sooty colony at west end of island; all had large chicks (immatures). Three band recaptures. 667-35033 BFB Adult - ? 528-09902 " " ? 508-51752 " " ?