SI-MNH-958e 7-28-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG -- E C.t. Gilbert DATE 30 Sept 64 Pg.# 2 STANDEN Subtotal sights # Time species # # remarks loc. 1330 heading toward Washington Atoll. Island has been in sight since 0930. Flocks all closed in sight of island. 1335 Four Terns still on the place. Can not counting them because they are following fishbfs Flock 1345 RF Booby 150 10 191 Fairy Tern 40 8 134 Common Wedge [illegible] Hawaiian Wedge 50 2 102 1645 Frigatebird 1 3 3 Had streamer on it put there by motion of work aloft. For past 2 days we have been clearing flocks. Last flockside about the same as one about 4 way have been the same flock. Very large r sphydral act. Boobies everywhere you look. Still at about the same location of if Wash. Atoll Caught about 15 terns in last flock. Only once all day. They don't seem to go for the boat bait they've been using-- Dropped anchor at Washington Atoll 1730 291 224 199