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1965
RRJ
27
5/6#8
a look at dry conditions
from suburn wood. They
reported possible light. didn't
like the idea but oked landing.
Landing made relatively
easy. Set up camp near
alred. guano works at NE
end of island. Set out at
1300 for sooty tern colony 3
miles. Took 60 S.T. samples
and banded 3000 birds.
Back to camp @ 15 S.T.
spinning. Weights tagged, went
21 Jun 65 to bed. Up and away for
dayoon area. Walked 5+ miles.
Shot - clabel & fled 3 tate.
Took 13 S.T. blood samples.
Wulum & I walked back
@ 1300. Collected one G. Fig,
one L. Fig & 1 BFB. Saw
1 Wandering Tattle. About
10 of each ag. & Frigate. One
L. Eriq on egg.
Grotch rubbed raw from
walking - extremely tender.
We set out @ 1900 for
S.T. colony but I had to
turn back. Cleaned up
camp & went to bed.