Harlan, C.D. 1964 Journal 33 McKeen Island February 6 Sighted the island around 8:45 and moved in close to take a look. Much to our relief, the wind had shifted back to the east during the night and was blowing around 15-25 mph. The landing didn't look bad so we hoisted up the raft and changed in. As it turned out, the landing we were the most worried about was the easiest one we've had this trip. There was hardly a ripple as we came in. The island survey was completed by 1 p.m. Very few nesting Blue-faced Boobies on this island two. There are large numbers of Sooty Terns, Common Noddy Tern and Gray-backed Terns nesting at present. The Large Lasso Frigate colony is still fairly intact but most of the birds are now capable of short flights. Around 2 p.m. Max, Larry + Dick worked out on the reef with face masks and snorkels to take look for coelenterates. Ralph + I worked on 4 or 5 species of ectoparasites. Paul banded Common Noddy meathrips, Hubert worked Gray-backed Terns and Dick [illegible] and Max worked on Fairy Terns. Around 4:30 - 5:15 we had an extended rain shower that curtailed activities until after dark. After dark Max + Dick took blood sample while the rest banded. It was also going in the thick. Did not get the results were good. About 7,500 Sooty Terns were banded and 99 returns were