Hickson, C.D. 1965 March 7 Journal Jervis Island Since the surf is so bad we have decided to eliminate as many boat runs as possible. Fortunately, the navigation lights aren't needed as boat runs aren't mandatory. We'll probably blood sample on the last night and hope that the surf has abated by the time we are ready to leave. We're all very happy that this will be the last surf island on this trip - we've all been seasick enough already to make this quite a memorable trip. Again, as on all the other islands, the Blue- faced Booby population is [illegible] well below that of previous visits. Only five clus[?] with about 200 birds each, were nesting on this island this evening. None of these clus held too well even after the new moon had set and it was pitch dark. To our great disappointment there is no active Sooty Tern colony at present although there are thousands in the air over the island. Max found an abandoned tern colony in the interior near the guano diggings that was full of rotten eggs. Since we arrived so late it was impossible to check the previous tern colony site for indications of breeding success or failure. Only a few rats were seen during the first evening's landing but these were extremely wary and impossible to approach. Two skittles were located in a den in the guano diggings and both were dispatched. No other cats were killed although an effort was made.