Hackmen, C.D. Field Notes March 10 Necker Island After our Nihoa experience we learned our lesson: today we travelled light. We took in too much gear oute Nihoa. We left the ship around 8:30 am but didn't land on the isled until 10:40 because of outboard motor problems. The landing looks quite scary because the it is made set onto a rock shelf but our lading was uneventful. The surge at this spot picks the craft up almost even with the top of the shell (when you jump off) and then dings about 8-10 feet on the water, hecker (when you really hang on.) Immediately after landing we flipped and tagged two turtles and checked out 11 sallo (lanbalot) that were swimming on the edge of Shark Bay. We then split up. (John + Dick to survey the reef life) the rest of us to make a bird survey. On the way back I counted several species + took egg measurements. This island is up and down much like Nihoa but is much easier, to work because it isn't heavily vegetated. Vegetation is patchy on the ridges + lush (in a few areas) on the slopes. Plants: Sebacia, Abrosadium, Panicum, Portulaca ad Portulacaeatum (Serrivium). I almost took my camera onto the island but am glad I didn't. The fellow in the bow of the raft made several bad scenes with the gear. My bag ended up in the water, but fortunately it floated or I would had lost my calviers + some oth unrepleable gear. This island would have photographed beautifully and I missed some good pictures. Felt it would be better to miss a few picture tha to lose my camera completely. Hackmen, C.D. 1967 Field Notes Illegible. March 11, 1967 Ten Island, French Frigate Shoals Arrived off the isled around 8:30 am but didnt around on the ship until close to 10 am while both whale boats, the Boston Whale + another boat were put into the water + loaded. Went into Ten Island + spent about 1 hour releasing Nihoa Finches + socializing. Left for East Isled around 1200 and arrived there around 11:20 pm. East Island, French Frigate Shoals March 11, 1967 Immediately set up camp with Ernie + Sue. Then Sue + Dick went back to Ten Island to pick up John + the rest of our gear. Ernie + I set up camp + got drinks ready for the evening chow when the rest returned. Took a quick survey around the isled to count seals + survey for birds. The others returned at 5:15 - the wind in from the south so they had a rough trip across exposed water.... It was rough on the first trip + roughte the second. After dinner, consisting of pork chops (freeze-dry) and corn- both cooked in Dutch we sat around + talked until after dark. Then Sue, Ernie + I loaded Ternators + Plovers for about an hour. Returned to camp about 8:15, picked up some bands + went out with Ernie to look for bandled birds. About 9:15 the rain started to fall and we were forced to quit. The wind is about 25 mph and the rain is really driving across the island mixed with sand - both sting + get in the eyes. The bird are very difficult to handle in the rain. Returned to camp + wrote up field notes while waiting for the rain to stop. The rain came down hard + dark and the wind started to howl so I got in the tent & unrolled my sleeping bag and sacked out.