Hachmen, C.D. 1965 Journal 34 February 6 McKean Island obtained. The Sooty Terns, Shear + Lesser Frigate, Fairy Terns, Red-footed Boobies and Blue-footed Boobies are all disgorging fresh squid during the middle part of the day when somewhat disturbed. These squid range in size from 1 1/2 inches to 6 inches. Sailed out at 2:45 a.m. February 7 McKean Island Up at 7:30 a.m. after a very restless night. Last night when I returned to the tent (around midnight) I discovered a horde of ticks crawling into the tent. The miserable things were trooping over the threshold at a rate of about 100 per minute. The floor of the tent was literally alive with them. I got busy with paint brush and jar and collected 3 jars full. By this time I was covered with ticks from head to toe and had that horrible creepy-crawly feeling. We swept the ticks out of the tent, sprayed the entrance with OFF and then sailed out. About every 10 or 15 minutes another tick would thunder across my arm or leg and would require a smack or two so I didn't sleep too well - none of us did, for that matter. I spent the early part of the morning doing binding records while Larry + Paul (dressed in their finest pair of jockey shorts) made a shoebird count. Merrill went out to the ship to work the blood samples. Max went out and banded Fairy Terns and Ralph collected Booby chicks