Malls 1960 Pygoscelis adeliae Oct 31 Cape Hallett Station. The following are notes on penguins from Robert Thompson, the station chief here some last year. Sept. 10, 1960 first few adelie penguins returned to spit. (2). Oct. 10, 1960 - 5 penguins Oct 11, 1960 - penguin count 11 Oct 12 - " " 21 Oct 13 - Adelie count 131 at mid-day. Penguins observed in steady procession approaching spit from around Cape Hallett. Est. over 300 by evening. Oct 14. Douglas returned (End Thompson) Oct. 31 First egg reported by Gordon Cartwright. Nov. 1 Check through rookery by Dr. Fella, C. Bailey + myself in A. 11. revealed 10 eggs seen by all of us. A big influx of Adelie is still going on. They are running by hundreds every hour from around the cape over the ice. Nov. 3 Penguins still seem to be arriving in reduced numbers. according to Bryan Leid there are also some, 24, beginning to depart.