"Hubir 1966 Journal June 15, Wake. To get the gun it was gone. When we checked again at 1900 we finally saw it again after about 45 min watching. Shot it. Saw 2 fairy terns at about 1100 over Kuku point. Also a couple of P.T. tropics flying around over Kuku. Also saw one flying over west end of runway. The sooty colony on Kuku is mostly large flying chicks but about 30% are about ready to fly or half grown. About 200 birds sitting on eggs and maybe about 100 just hatched chicks. Whole colony probably 150,000 with 15,000 chicks. All very jumpy and hard to band Only 3 strikes seen and very little foot stomping seen most birds don't stomp at all. On flyper much foot stomping and all birds stomped. 3 Brown booby nest found, one had 2 eggs one large down young and one with young ready to fly. about 8 browns standing around on Kuku. At the brown colony at the point near the base of Wilkes 16 flying birds were seen 3 of them immatures. Area here is now being used for something and is being dug up. Even though they have not actually disturbed the actual nesting area they are close enough the browns will probably never nest there again. Saw 3 blue-faced boobies sitting roosting on rocks off Kuku point. Also a couple of noddy nests on those rocks. On the pill boxes on Kuku point there are some immature common noddles and some active C.N. nests with eggs. No Graybacks in area. That night when we went out loudly sooted caught Neidon and each found a newella shearwater. Both were just sitting on the ground doing nothing not even moaning. They were right in among the sooty terns. Collected both.