Journal Huber 1844 Nov 14 Makin Atoll Gilbert Is. I went out to the shorebird flats tonight to try and band but the moon was too bright so I sat down out in the middle of the flats to wait for a cloud to come over the moon. As soon as I turned off my light and sat down scores of shore birds started walking towards me. before 15 minutes had about 150 wandering tattlers walking around me (all just out of net range [about 75]) I didn't see very many of them sleeping they kept moving around. I didn't see them feeding but they must have been because the tide was coming in and the birds were all grouped around the water runs that were forming. They kept walking up and down the edge of these runs. I finally had to leave because I was slowly being buried in water and the birds were following the water's edge which was getting farther away from me and closer to shore.