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Haberku
1966
Journal
June 16, Wake Is. w/less Kuku point
Banded 7 common Nody chicks and 5 adult comm
noddies that were nesting on the bunkers at Kukupoint.
The only place were the noddies are nesting on the
main isalnds of wake, withes and Peale.
Rest of the day went normal.
June 17, walkes..
fount & RT. Tropic bird nestor w/less Is land
at Kuku point. The chick was about 1/3 grown.
Nothing else much. also saw what looked to be
a polevision rat run across the road. it was
small chunky and short tail. It ran across
by the main antenna field by the BOQ.
June 19. Wake
saw a golden plover [illegible] in the
ponds in the middle of the runway. Banded
& adult tropic bird (RTI) that was with the chick.
Saw 4 at one time. Saw 3 fairy terns at one
time over runway just west of control Tower.
Also there are small guppy like fish in those
ponds in the middle of the runway. I don't
see how they can stand the hot water, most of the
water is only 4" deep. There are a few bomb
holes which get about 5' deep but the fish
are still found great distances away
from these holes in very hot water.
June 20 Wake
saw 2 wonderig tattlers and one
Noddy turnstone in the ponds in the middle
of the runway. Last night we walked
got to the rocks out on the reef from
Kuku point. Banded 7 sub-ad BF Bobbis
and a few Browns. Also got some returns
from roosting Browns. As far as I can see
there is only one more Blueford Booby out here
but it is too far out on the reef to make it worth-
while. There is really a lot of Browns out
there probably 50-20.