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Journal
Feb 25 at sea
I got up about 3 way and started worrying
about getting back down. But it seems
very certain there is nothing but Bluegrays
Fairgland G. Wods on it. About 18-5 reef
herons roosted on it the evening I went
out to collected at the island (About A 1/2 mile
of [illegible] toward airport). Got 5 bluigraj and
a reef Heron. All the herons out there
seemed to be dark phase. Went to a
bat cave while there and shot 9 bats
but was only able to retrieve 2. Cave
is about 30' deep x 35' tall x 40'
wide. Thick plants at mouth of cave
and [illegible] shot bats were difficult to
find even when they fell at my feet.
Caught two young ones that dropped
from parents and shot a Fairy term there.
They are very small bats (smaller than
American Brown bat and larger than
The eastern pipistile type.)
Feb 27 Fakrolo Atoll
Had a great meal tonight. We skinned
5 frigates / body [illegible] and a eulaw. The natives
cooked them in their Polasesin way
and I got the eulaw. It tasted great. Also
had Coconut Crap, sugarcane coconut
pulp, meat and water. meal tasted great.
body does not taste bad but frigates ain't so good