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1965
SIC #8
17 June 65 Arrival off Caroline at 0700. Gen to faintal - raining.
Into boats & three lagoon boat
channel 8' wide, heavy surf.
Landed at 5 island & set up camp
in overgrown coconut grove.
Mosquitoes, very thick.
Dennis and Long set out
in rubber boat towards N end
of lagoon. Stauden walked
chain of islands on W side of
lagoon. Huber, Sibley and A
chicked S.T. Colony on SE side of
lagoon and poisoned fish.
Poisoned on lagoon side & ocean
side of reef. Sharks & finfish
ate many fish. Sharks very
cold here. 3 reef terons
collected (dark=2, white=1).
Bills nesting mostly on
E side of lagoon. Sooty Terns
on eggs + downy nestlings.
Preming are Meschnitis -
Gm. Noddy w eggs & nestlings;
Hau. Noddy w eggs; Fairy Terns
w eggs & large Nestlgs, RB w
eegs and large & sm. nestlings,
C. Finq. on eggs. Bir Br.,
BF B, + L. Finq. nesting reported