Huber, Lawrence N., 1963-1966

BANDING V = banding schedule completed ✓30 Oct 63 Mokuania I. ✓615-02001 - 615-02025- Wedgetail Shearwater ✓31. Oct 63 Pogoia I. √615-02026 - 615 02100 ✓ all immature Wedgetail Shearwater ✓18 NOV 63 Mokuania I. ✓615-02101 - 615-02135✓ all immature Wedgetail Shearwater ✓20NOV63 Kapopa I. √615-02136 - 615-02159✓ all immature Wedgetail Shearwater ✓21NOV 63 Mokolii I. √615-02160-615-02191✓ all immature Wedgetail Shearwater ✓23 Nov 63 Manana I. ✓615-02192 - 615-02200✓ √615-02201 - 615-02300 √ √615-02301 - 615 02400 √dh all immature Wedgetail Shearwater ✓25Nov63✓Moku Manu I. 615-02401- 615-02500√ all immature Wedgetail Shearwater dh ✓30 Nov 63 ✓Manana I 615-02501 - 615-03100 all Wedgetail Shearwater immature d

1 Dec 63 Moku lua Is. 6/5-0 3101 - 6/5-0 3500 all immature Wedgetail, Shearwater 21 Nov 63 Golden Plover 753-3101 banded at sea released at tide flat near Yacht Basin on Alamoana Honolulu, Oahu 23 Nov 63 Manana I. 753-31002 - 753-31003 Common Noddy 30 Nov 63 Manana I. 753-31004 - 753-31013 Common Noddy 22 Nov 63 Mokapu Point 757-60501 - 757-60504 Red-footed Booby 25 Nov 63 Moku Manu 757-60505 Brown Booby nestling 757-60506 - 757-60509 Red-footed Booby sub-adult 27 Nov 63 Mokapu Point 757-60510 - 757-60700 Red-footed Booby Recoveries: 697-69623 44-725037 3 Jan 64 at sea 757-60701 20°55'N 158°27W Black-footed Albatross

Red mark means that that part of shipment has been used up. Band reed. From Robert Fleet, Jan. 19, 1964: Size 3 - V 773-00001 - 01000 1000 Size 5 - V 615-03501 - 04000 500 Size 7B - V 757-60702 - 61000 299 Size 8 - V 568-70001 - 70200 200 1999 February 1, 1964 - Ulupau Head Colony, Oahu, Kanehoe Marine Base Red-footed Booby- V V 757-60702 - 60835 - All Adults except V 134. V # 757-60795 - immature V # 757-60806 - Bird of the year V # 757-60823 - Bird of the year Recovered Returns V 44-725623 + new band # 757-60735 V 44-725560 + new band # 757-66763 V 44-725420 + new band # 757-60800 V 697-69626 Total-Banded 13 1/2 , Recovered .4 . Bands found in trunk for Starbrite: V Size 3 753-31014 - 753-31100 V Size 7b 737-45003 - 737-45100 banded at sea : V 737-45001 + 737 45002 Black-footed Albatross 4 Dec 63 ?2 35 ?0?N ?1?W

3 Feb 64 at sea 757-608836 Black-footed Albatross 3 Feb 64 at sea 757-60837 Red-footed Booby Bands rec'd from Smithsonian Inst 19 Feb 64! 400 7b's 597-12401 to 12800 500 3's 773-13001 to 18000 Kilauea Light House Colony, Kauai. Feb. 26, 1964 Coordinates: 22°14' x 159°24' Bands taken into field: 757-60838 - 900, 757-60901 - 61000, 757-45003-45100 20 Bands used - All Adult Red-footed Booby 757-60838 to 757-60857 incl. 28 Feb.64 757-60858 to 757-60893 Red-Footed Booby ♀ All adult except 757-60871 and 757-60876 immatures. Manana Island 29 Feb.64 6/5-035031 to 6/5-03503 ♀ Adult Wedgetail Shearwater - 6/5-03503 only dark phase Adult Common Noddy Tern 753-31014 to 753-31100 + Adult Common Noddy Tern 773-00002 to 773-00100*+ Adult Common Noddy Tern 773-00101 to 773-00116 + Adult Sooty Tern 773-00001 ♀ * 773-00032 lost Bands received from Smithsonian 5 Mar 64 300 3's 773-45001 - 47000

Mohan Mone B & B. 5 2 returns. R-F-B. 92 Mos.B. 1 W.T. 8 S.T. 584 Manana S.T. 211 Some Seved W.T. 289

15 Mar 64 Moku Manu ✓ V737-45003-07 Brown Booby adult + ✓ V737-45008-99 Red-footed Booby adult + ✓ V737-45100 Masked Booby adult + ✓ V737-45065 new band - old band recovered + sent to Washington D.C. old Band # 40-735534 ✓ ✓Return: 697-69609 Red-footed Booby adult all of above birds on eggs ✓ V615-03504-11 Wedgetail Shearwater adult + ✓ V773-00117-700 Sooty Tern adult + BANDS RECEIVED FROM SMITHSONIAN 17 MARCH 64 #4 500 ✓544-45201-700 #5 1,000 ✓615-06101-0700 ✓ V773-00701-711 ✓ Sooty tern A U Manana 20 Mar 64 ✓ V773-00801-826 Sooty tern A U Manana 20 Mar 64 827 Sooty tern A ♀ Manana 20 Mar.64 828-832 Sooty tern, A U " " " " 833 Sooty tern A ♀ " " " " 834-1000 Sooty tern A U " " " " ✓ V544-45201-300 Wedgetail Shearwater A U " " " " ✓ V615-03512-530 Wedgetail Shearwater A U " " " " 531 dark phase " " " A U " " " " 532-552 " " " A U 553 dark phase " " " A U 554-609 " " " A U " " " " 610 dark phase " " " A U " " " " 611-664 " " " A U " " " " 665 dark phase " " " A U 666-700 " " " A U " " " " ✓ 701-907 " " " A U Popoia 21 Mar 64 of which the following numbers dark phase (712, 750, 826, 832, 849, 877, 894)

25 March Mokauia Is, 17 VV 615-03903 to 615-03974 X Wedgetail Shearwater # 03903 dark phase '66 " " 26 March, Kilaea Lighthouse, Kauai, Hawaii 22°14'x159°24' Wedgetailed Shearwater adults: all Light Phase except. VV 615-06301-400 V 100 - # 28, 87 Dark Phase VV 615-06401-500 V 100 - # 10, 13, 20, 28, 98, Dark Phase VV 615-07001-07002V 02 .202 1951.Phase, 7 D. Phase. 27 March Kilaea Lighthouse, Kauai, Hawaii VV 615-07003-07100 X 98 - # 32, 53 D. Phase V544-45401-404 V 4 - 102 Wedge tails 26 March, Kilaea Light House - Red-footed Booby V597-12601-17 (17) all Adults V except 04, 05, 16 immatures 09, 10 Locals. Reports 1 Feb- Mrs. Church thru 29 March sent to Washington March 3rd #WH 29 March Mokoli'i (Chinamans Hat) Oahu, Hawaii VV 615-03975 - 4000 Wedgetail Shearwater 984, 992 dark phase VV 615-06101 - 6201 Wedgetail Shearwater 120 dark phase, 160 band lost

Read for me, Church 1 April, 1964 100 √Size 8 568 - 71201 - 300 5100 √Size 3 773 - 40901- 4[illegible]00 and 773-47001 - 47000. 900 √Size 2 652 - 42001 - 652-42700 196√/Size 5 615 - 06005 - 06100 √615 - 08001 - 08100 900 √/Sze 5 615 - 07101- 08000 870 / Sze 7B 757 - 8[illegible]30 - 757 - 90000 1000 √Size 7B 857 - 80001 - 857 - 81000 NOT USE AS OF MAY 4 8 Apr 64 Popoa Island √ 99 √615-06202 to 615-06300 Adult Wedgetail Shearwater √ 03, 24, 40, 81 dark phase √ 96 √615 -06005 to 615-06100√Adult Wedgetail Shearwaters 14, 24, 41, 53, 60 dark phase √200 √615 - 07101t0.615-0 7300√Adult Wedgetail Shearwater 153, 162, 214, 239 dark phase √/100 √615-08001 - 08100√Adult Wedgetail Shearwaters 495 10, 79, 97 dark phase √615-03758 recovered from dead Wedgetail. √615 - 03910√Foreign retap (25 Mar 64 Motuana Island) 9-10 Apr 64 Mananu Island 89 √773-00712 to. 800 Adult Sooty Tern √ 5000 √/773 - 13001 to 18000 Adult Sooty Tern √. 2600 √773 - 40901 to 43500 Adult Sooty Tern √ 300 √615-07301 to 07600 Adult Wedgetail Shearwater 356, 446, 456, 474, 524, 538, 560, 597, 598 dark phase 1 √544 - 45405 Adult Wedgetail Shearwater √ 7990

9 Apr 64 cont. Returns: V723 - 44294 V Adult Sooty Tern Red plastic band tharley V723 - 44344 V " " (probably P. Ashmore's - lapped too far to read 1st number) April 13. Bands taken from ATF trunks. V753-40001-50,000 VV753-51001-60000 known on ATF V615 - (scribble) 04501-06000 V595 65501-66000 April 12. Mokuaia Is. V/544-45406-45500 Adult wedge-tail shearwater V 615-07601 (scribble) -07700 Wedgetail Shearwater #18 part.albino VV 615-07701-07800 Adult Wedge tail Shearwater , 6 dark phases found Est. 95% of birds banded. April 14 Chinaman's Hat V/615-07801-07905 Adult Wedge Tail Shearwater pairs of birds -(9+10,11+12,13+14,23+24,25+26,29+30,31+32, 41+42, 06163 + 50, 52+53, 06170 + 55, 03997+70, 06158 + 77, 06165+79, 83+84, 92+93, 94+95. - These are banded pairs.) 615-07.8 38 is dark phase + 2 more dark phase returns April 15. Popoig Is. 100 V/61507901-08000 Adult W T Shearwater: pairs - 01+02, 3+4, 8+9, 17+18 48+49, 52+53, 85+86, 91+92, [22, 33, 52 Dark Phase] over,

April 15 Popoia Is. 100 V 595-65501 Adult W.T. Shearwater -pairs 06+07, 15+16, 19+20 75+76 [69, 91 Dark Phase) 100 V 595-65601 Adult W.T. S shearwater [10, 24, 32, 40, 54, dark phase] 100 V 595-65701 Adult W.T.S. [5, 10, 46, 79, dark phase] also 98 100 V 595-65801 Adult WTS. [63, 50, dark phase] 12 V 652-42008-12 Adult Bulwers Petrel -pair 11+12. April 18 Popoia Is. Huber, Hoeman, Standin 43 dark 1 phase 25+26 47-48 100 V 595-65901 to 66000 Adult WTS [50, 56, 69, 84, 98] 08-09, 30-31 pairs 100 VV 615-04501 to 04600 Adult WTS [01, 16, 74 dark phase] 22-23 74-75 97-98 100 V 615-04601 to 04700 Adult WTS [dark phase] 29-30 81-82 pairs 100 V 615-04701 to 04800 Adult WTS [dark phase] 11, 12 34, 70 11-12 pair 100 VV 615-04801 to 04900 Adult WTS [01 dark phase] 100 V 615-04901 to 05000 Adult WTS [42, 50 dark phase] 12+13 65 pairs 66 corulate 3 V 615-05001 to 05003 Adult WTS 27 V 544-45304 to 45327 Adult WTS 28 V 652-42013 to 42040 Adult Bulwers Petrel 01-22, 20-19, 23-24 02-29, 33-34, 27-28 pairs Bnd 615-03896 removed from dead wedgetail 21 April - Kilauea lighthouse - Kauai V 615-05004 to 05200 Adult WTS [08, 14, 33, 40, 65 DARK PHASE] V 757-89130 - Redfooted Booby -1mm. V 615-05101 to 05200 Adult WTS [25 DARK PHASE] V 615-05200 to 05260 Adult WTS [22, 40 DARK PHASE] North 1 May - Makulua Island Oahu Ammerman, Hoeman, Huber, Long V 615-05261 to 300 Adult WTS pairs 65-66 71-72 78-79 63 Dark phase V 615-05401 to 500 Adult WTS [pairs 62-65 67-68 74-75 81-82] 12+13 20-21 23-24 28 91-92 33+34 40-41 62-63 66+67 68-69 79-80 86-87 39-93 72-73 83-84 89-90 94-95 V 615-05301 to 400 Adult WTS

North Makulua Is., Oahu continued I May Ammerman Hoeman Huber, Long pairs 07-08 18-19 24-25 28-29 V615-05501-600 Adult WTS [03-04 13-14 20-21 26-27 34-35] 11 Dark Phase V615-05601-700 Adult WTS [pairs 13-14 37-38 48-49 61-62] [03-04 32-33 45-46 55-56] 01, 68, 83, 84 Dark phase V615-05701-800 Adult WTS [pairs V615-05801-900 Adult WTS [pairs 25-26 43-44 58-59 72-73 78-79 86-87 01-02 36-37 52-53 68-69 75-76 84-85 88-89 90-91 94-95 98-99 57 lost 92-93 96-97 dark phase 12, 27, 65, 79, 99 V615-05901-6000 Adult WTS [14-15 31-32 83-85] [23-24 74-76 56 70 dark phase V652-42041-100 Adult Bulwer [41-42 48-49 56-57 71-72 77-78 83-88 94-95] [46-47 50-51 67-68 73-74 85-86 92-93 97-98] MANANA May 2, 64 Long, Ammerman, Huber V√753-40001-40500 sooty Adult V773-43501-44000 " " 4800 all together V773-44001-47300 " " V652-42101 and 2 in adult Bulwers petrol - a pair. Returns V723-44287 √ 44289 √ 44298 √ 44319 √ 44332 bands on right leg and red plastic London left leg. one sooty found with a heart shape hole punched in outer web of right foot. Molokapu Point 6 May 64 King, Bratley, Huber 7 √757-60894-900 Red-footed Booby adult 70 √757-89131-200 Red-footed Booby 77 40, 41, 50 Sub-adult. 42, 48, 49 Immature Returns: 757-60595, 99 Red footed Booby adult 757-60788, 94, 83 Red footed Booby adult 757-60804, 11 Red foot / B-ooby adult 757-60803 Red-footed Booby adult

May 8, 64 Bands Rec. from S.I. #5Bank 100 544-50501-600 500 ✓652-[illegible]44501-45000-Takimo ATP 3000 3600 615-14501-17500 [illegible] May 8, 64 King, Bratley, Huber. Walker (fish and game) Popsia Is. 500 Wedgetailed Shearwater ←615-14501-15300 # 14509,767,778,618,658,692+3 73 →✓544-45328-45400-#3584and 99 DP lane 8 Bulwers Petrel →✓652-42603-42110 88,1 May 10, 64 Mokuauin Is. King Bratley Huber and Long. Wedgetailed shearwater ✓615-15301-400 26,30,41,53,67,DP. 27 returns. (less than 3 months) May 13 64 Halakala Crater King Bratley and Huber ✓ Dark Rumped Petrel - 544-50501 ✓ May 23 Bands Rec. from S.I. 1500 #5 615-17501-19000 3000 4500 ✓5. 625-85001-88000 unknown ATP May 24th 64 Manana Is. ✓ Bulwers petrel A - 652-42111 -16 ✓ ✓ Sooty Tern B - 773-47501-47600 ✓ ✓Sooty [illegible] Return - 723 -44297 Red band ✓

May 28 Popoia personel Sundell and Nuber. / Wedgetailed shearwater - 615 - 15401-15500 / H,18,64 D Phoea /Bulwer petrel 652-42117-135- 1907+20f with welldeveloped epinude 30 and 26 sitting on very fresh eggs / #615-11544 and 06287 found dead W.T.3. May 30 Popoia wedgetailed shearwater 615-15501-600 / #67 partial albino heilandneck nottelled #66 Dark phase /Bulwer petrel 652-42136 -42155/ #39+40,46+53,47+48 or pairs #53,46,33 on fresh eggs 652 42002, 42030 and 42034 sitting on fresh eggs # 615-14690 04707 04647. 14635 14857 14655 04599 found on dead wedgetails Offshore Is. Report made up to here. Larry June 6,1964 12 June 64 Popoia Island / 6.15- 156014 to 625 / Wedgetailed Shearwaters 1dwr phases / 6.52- 42156 to 167 / Bulwer's Petrel / 6.15-04856 Recovered from dead Wodgetail / 615-15201 " " " " 14 June Manana I. /773-47601 to 48000 Sooty Tern local / /753-405016-42000 Sooty Tern local /

18 June 1964 Mokunoia Island 615 - 15626 - 15632 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters 23 June 1964 Popola Island 615-15633 - 15698 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters 652 - 42168 - 42176 Bolmers Petrels 156 59, 61, 95 Dark Phase 615-15699, 15700 - LOST Recoveries : from dead WedgeTails 595-65852 615-14620 595-65832 (dark phase) 24 June 1964 Mokolii (Chinaman's Boat) 615 - 15701 - 615 - 15725 Wedgetailed Shearwaters #9, 12, 14 - Dark Phase 29 June 1964 Mokuania Island 615-15726 - 615-15755 WedgeTailed Shearwater 5 July 64 Motapu Point 83 597 - 12618 to 700 Red-footed Booby 629, 678 Adult - nest 75 599 - 12701 to 775 Red-footed Booby 729, 767, 772 Adult - nest 7 July 1964 Motapca Point (Kanshoe Marine Base) 597-12776 to 597-12800 Red-footed Booby 597 12501 to 597 12546 Red-footed Booby

9 July 1964 Mokapu Point (Kanohe Marine Base) Oahu 547-12547 to 597-12600 Red footed Booby 587-80201 to 587-80210* Red footed Booby 7 July 64 Kilanea Point, Kauai 652-42177 Bulwer's Petrel on egg 597-12401-500 Red footed Booby nestling 757-89201-238 Red footed Booby nestling return: 757-60869 Adult Red-footed Booby w/cluck 10 July 64 Kilanea Point, Kauai 757-89239-270 Red-footed Booby 39,42,44,45,46,47,48,50,51,53,55,56,57,58,59,60,61 62,64,65,66,68,69 Adult 49 sub-adult 40,41,43,52,54,63, 67,70 local 615-15801-831 Adult Wedgetailed Shearwater 804 dark phase returns: 757-60866 Adult Red-footed Booby 544-45401 Adult Wedgetailed Shearwaters 615-06310,324,388,399 Adult Wedgetailed Shearwater 23 July 1964 Kahikao Island, Oahu Wedge-tailed Shearwater 615-15756-15800 615-15901-16000 6 Aug 1964 Halakala crater Maui Dark-Rumped Petrel. 544-50502 - L.downy nesty 50503 - Adult

Aug 22, 1964 Kiluma Point, Hawaii 544 - 56 5, 10, 11, 17, 18, 20, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 39 44, 46, 47, 49, 52, [illegible] 53, 59, 61, 64, 69, 74, 77, 98, Wedgetail chicks 50504-09 544 - 50511, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 24, 28, 29, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42 43, [illegible], 45, 48, 50, 51, [illegible], 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 600 Wedgetail adults Adult Wedgetail returns - 615-15907, 07004, 06761, 06460, 06494, 07001, 06499, 06319 05088, 06467, 05139, 05193, [illegible], 06362, 06100, 15802, 05065, 05072 05077, 05112, 05059, 06363 R.F. Booky return - 757-89247, 60874 21 Oct 64 Popoa Island, Oahu ✓ 625-30001-100 Wedgetailed S. Wedgetail Adults: 02, 06, 07, 08, 10. (Dark), 16, 30, 34, 40, 50, 57, 61, [illegible], 63 68, 73, 78, 81, 83, 88, 89, 91, 97, 99 rest Wedgetail chicks - 65 dark chicks ✓ 625-30101-200 Wedgetailed S. Adults: 01, 04, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22, 23, 27, 29, 39, 43, [illegible], 47, 48, 49, 54, 56, 61, 72, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80, 81 (Dark), 82, 83, 85, 87, 90, 92, 94, 97, 99 rest chicks 45 dark chicks - 01 feeding 02 chicks ✓ 625-30201-300 Wedgetailed Shcuneta. Adults 01, 03, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38 dark, 39, 40, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 57, 59, 61, 64, 65, 66, 70, 71 81, 85, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 300 at least 1 adult not recorded rest chicks Returns: 544-45-388 575-65556, 65678, 65904, 65928 615-03798, 03861, 04661, 04762, 04809, 04838, 04979, 06039, 06096, 06208, 06214, 06273, 06285

Banded Rabbit Island. 9 Apr 64 615-07226, 07242, 07317, 07959, 07962, 14539, 14549, 14595 15039, 15101, 15204, 15598 24 Oct 64 Rabbit Island 625-301-500 Immature Wedgetail except 358 adult Wedgetail 625-31501-32000 Immature Wedgetail except 31911, 31987 Wedgetail adult partial dark phase list: 3044/19, 31505, 28, 47, 31743, 49, 60, 77, 90, 95, 31939 out of 233 finds 28 Oct 64 Popes Is. Rdw 625-32002, 32003, 32012, 32016, 32018, 32026, 32031, 32033, 32035, 32038, 32039, 32040, 32047, 32048, 32049, 32050, 32051, 32075 32086, 32095, 32096, 32101, 32152, 32189, Wedgetail chicks. (immature) 32001, 32004-32011, 32013, 32014, 32015, 32017, 32019-32025, 32020- 32030, 32034, 32036, 32037, 32041-32048, 32052-32074, 32076- 32083, 32087-32094, 32097-32100, 32102-32151, 32153-32188, 32190-32200 Wedgetail adults. Banded no 625-32051, 32153, 32150 were dark phase Wedgetail adults. Returns- 5411-45365, 45367, 596-15826, 15807, 15528, 15543, 15646, Wedgetail 16233, 16711, 16574. adults 675-03739, 03705, 03718, 03729, 03702, 03529, 03853, 05539, 04603, 04697, 04295, 04818, 04851, 04926, 04974, 64042, 66281, 66219, 66282, 07195, 07243, 07225, 07251, 07262 07924, 07929, 08081, 08011, 08039, 08071, 14510, 14547, 14572, 14586, 14587, 14588, 14609, 14631, 14654, 14676, 14679, 14719, 14721, 14818, 14822, 14837, 14893, 14904, 14951, 15108, 15080, 15134, 15154 15220, 15272/15408, 15438, 16427, 16500, 15511, 15589, 15596, 15562, 15695

26 Oct 64 Kilanea Point, Kanai 524-94601. Newells Shearwater adult 524-94605, 06, 08, 09, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29, 30, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 45, 46, 48, 49, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 79, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 700 Adult Wedge-tail Shearwater - rest of string [illegible] Returns: 544-50507, 15 615=05022, 31, 44, 54, 05104, 165, 05401, 416, 417, 36, 457, 477, 481, 482, 06340381, 07019036, 078, 093, 15813 adult Wedgetail Recoveries: 597-12461 and ca. August 597-12445, 757-89267 Red-footed Booby Kilanea Point Kanai 29 Oct 64 524-94801-812 Adult Newells Shearwater. 813 immature Newell's 524-94701-100 on loan to Terry Swellberg, Kana'i Fish & Game. 1 Nov 64 Chimamano's Hot 675-32201=38 meeting Wedgetail o.4 land phase 524-94814 meeting White-tailed Tropicbird 27 Jan 65 Mo'okapu Point 757-89501-50 Red-footed Booby 05, 16, 26, 49 immatures 37, 47 sub-adults rest adults. 1 March 1965 MOKAPU PT. 757-89558 thru 757-89700 all adults (see additional soft part into) except 89688 + 89577, 86 sub-adult? Returns: 44-75087, 257-60517, 542, 651, 598, 644, 661, 665, 675, 700, 753, 754, 757, 760 225, 8-32, 89131, 132, 136, 183, 503, 511, 514, 523, 536 all white adults Recovery: 757-60652

April 1, 1965 Mokapu Pt., Oahu Bandings: Red-footed Boobies 757-60924-41 All H-U - See soft-part color notes. Returns: 597-12538; 757-60588, 89133, 89134, 89564, 60734, 60791. (All RFB-H-U) Immature? April 1, 1965 Popoa Is., Oahu bandings: Wedge-tailed Shearwaters H-U-625-35001=200! Dark Phase: 013, 034, 063, 117, 127, 146, 193 Returns: 544-45324 595-65505 595-65868 615.-0302 615-04752 -45321 -65521 -65885 -03841 04769 -45312 -65541 -65853 -03845 04785 -45329 -65588 615-06017 -03850 04840 -45362 -65592 -06039 -03860 04883 -45374 -65609 -06053 -03871 04892 -45400 -65606 -06073 (DP) -04505 04908 595-65902 -65637 -06074 -04526 04919 -65904 -65658 -06075 -04585 04923 -65906 -65669 -06099 -04603 04931 -65918 -65711 -06213 -04619 04937 -65922 -65713 -06292 04637(DP) 06011 -65924 -65738 -06298 -04641 07111 -65926 -65792 -03705 -04651 07123 -65932 -65821 -03707 -04655 07130 -65977 -65825 -03715 -04665 07153DP. -65981 -65832 -03792 -04669 07154 -65545 -45836 -03799 -04672 07204 -65508. -65838 -03830 -04714 07217

615-07224 14526 15131 30233 07235 14542 15203 30247 07236 14546 15223 30260 07239D.P. 14595 15225 30263 07269 14600 15226 32001 07275 14618 15233 32021 07300 14627 15255 32066 07901 14647 15262 32110 07902 14650 15267 32130 14675 07904 14677 15278 32147 07928 14678 15413 32179 07931 14707 15416 32193 07944 14770 15419 32197 07946 14803 15444 07949 14811 15448 15482 07974 14834 15485 07976 14869D.P. 15491 08029 14936 15506 08031 14978 15558 08035 14984 15571 08051 14987D.P. 15583 08053 15007 15608 15012 08054 15020 15657 08074 15052 15666 08075 15068 15669 08088 15075 15694 08094 15110 625-30104 13561? 15113 30156 14506 15125 30179

Kilauea Pt Kanai 5 Apr 65 635 -20541-20600 Adult Wedgetail 635-10059-10100 " 635-11011-11061 " 9 Apr65 625. 32301-400 ". 8Apr,65 625-32239-300.", 9Apr,65 635-10109-10200 V 10Apr16 635 22085-22100 ". Kilauea Ledge Kanai 8 Apr 65-635-11062-11065 adult Wedgetail 9Apr165 635 11066-11098 " Molokoa Point Kanai 10Apr165 635.72001-22009 ". Maalopili Kanai 10 Apr 65 635 22080-22084 Kawelidoni, Kanai 8 Apr165 635-11099-11100 adult Wedgetail Kilauea Pt, Kanai 8Apr65 587-80716-36(799) Red-footed Booby 28,34 immature 35,99 sub-adult rest adult 9Apr65 587-80737-80746 Red-footed Booby 38,39,43,45 immature,rest adult. Kilauea Pt. Kanai 5 May 65 587-80301 V15 Red-footed Booby 21,03,09,10,14,15 immature 08 subadult, rest adult Kilauea Point Kanai 5 May 65 587-80747-80800 VRed-footed Booby 47,57-78,800 nestling, 99 sub-adult, rest adult 587-92833-91 Red-footed Booby 32-50 adult, 51-99 nestling 615-15877-15900 Wedgetail adults 625.32401-500v " 4 May 65 615 and 685-7-76 ". 4 May 65 544-51107-28 Adult Newells Shearwater 5 May 6 544.51129-31 ".

recovery: 615-06367 2 Apr 65 Wedgetail Kilmore Pt. returns: 615-05060 4-5-65 615-05200 4-8 524-94637 4-5-65 64 206 94639 87 4-9 07 94670 82 08 94673 4-8-65 85 4-5 09 94675 86 4-9 13 4-9 94684 4-10-65 87 4-8 17 94700 4-05-65 89 4-5 22 844 50524 93 25 4-8 50548 4-9-65 95 38 4-9 50556 4-8-65 05103 39 50567 4-9-65 05 41 50568 4-8-65 06 42 50572 4-5-65 08 4-8 05828? 50578 4-8-65 17 4-5 06301 4-5 50597 4-5-65 18 02 615-05013 4-9-65 25 05 05016 27 4-8 06 4-8 05020 28 07 4-5 05021 36 10 4-8 05022 37 13 05024 38 17 05029 4-5-65 47 19 4-5 05035 62 4-5 26 05046 81 28 4-8 05047 4-8-65 83 4-8 39 4-5 05048 90 4-5 39 05051 4-9-65 91 4-8 40 05054 92 44 05055 4-8-65 93 4-5 51 4-8 05059 4-5-65

Lehua Rd. 4 May 65 \S87-92801-02, 12-17, 20-32 Red footed Booby 24 27, 26, 29-31 nestling, rest adult - 15 dark \S87-92803-11, 18, 19 Brown Booby nestling \615-15832-55 Adult Red-tailed Tropicbird 37, 50 not egg, 32 hatching chick, 51, 54 or chick? rest are egg. \615-15856 Wedgetail adult \712-00786 Hawaiian Nody local

Kilarea Pt. returns cont - 615-07020 4-5 597-12607 4-8 615-06356 4-8-65 2/ 44-725478 76 26 587-80727 84 29 4-8 06401 4-9 32 05 4-5 37 4-5 06 42 07 43 08 4-8 44 09 45 10 51 13 4-5 54 4-9 14 59 4-5 25 4-8 70 29 75 4-8 33 4-5 76 47 4-9 83 4-5 50 4-8 85 4-9 51 86 4-9 53 4-9 93 55 96 67 97 76 98 07002 4-5 15807 4-8 11 16 4-9 13 17/ 14 757-60882 4-8 15 88 1 17 597-12427 4-9 18 12593 1 19

8 K. Lane Pt return 5 May 65 524-94638 79 544-50512 13 615-05040 58 05475 84 95 06321 24 37 55 60 61 65 88 06441 64 07077 59-12604 757-60843 51 53 62 67 81 89239 67

29 May 1965 Popoa Island Banding: 625-33001-400 Wedgetailed Shear. A-4. 1712-00387-90 Bulwer's Petrel A-4 Returns: Wedgetail Shear. 544-45327 595-65898 615-04737 615-67115 615-14562 329. 924. 758 128 586 347 926. 770 163 593 355 615-03709. 787 204. 595. 359 769 795 243 659 367 808 867 247 679 595-65501 821 881 266 698 509 828 883. 275. 706 533 832 892. 292 757 534 855. 897 299 766 536 861 923. (707 Inter Island 539 876 937. 935 778 540 877 943 941 787 543 904 953 948 792 548 04530 964 958 876 552 547 979 959 916 564 551 05002 998 923 567 570 06021 08056 957 609 631 040 060 15-006 621 637. 058 078 039 685 645 073. 079 103 770 694 081 086 107 771 695 263 14.513 110. 782 720 280 514 111 884 721 283 549 114

29 May 1965 (cont.) 615 - 15151 615-15679 167 664 261 665 267 • 625-30050 295 123 428 203 431 236 435 271 442 293 465 32020 484 044 496 092 537 105 553 130 • 557 140 567 143 575 160 598 165 600 184 641 642 33089 647 35051 • 648 085 • 625-35093 • 101 • 108 • 112 • 135 • 159 • 190 • 199 • Belurel Petrel 651-72030 AWE Recoveries - Wedgetail 615-07202 14860 15068 15408 15596 625-32199 • indicators caught 1 April 1965 • banded 1 April 1965

Morapu Point 1 June 65 \n767-42701-800, 801-900, 901-3000 Red footed Booby. adults: 702, 704, 707, 711, 721, 725, 726, 728, 748, 750, 755, 757, 763 768, 782, 783, 787, 788 and 2 whose numbers weren't recorded. 804, 806, 807, 809, 821, 827, 831, 833, 839, 840, 844, 846, 847, 848 850, 853, 855, 857 863, 886, 905, 907, 914, 915, 917, 919, 920, 922, 924, 925, 926, 929, 933, 935, 936, 939, 946, 953, 954, 955, 957, 958, 964, 966, 974, 975, 977, 984, 985, 986, 987, 993, 994, 999, 3000. 917 dark phase Immatures: 851, 862, 959, 962, 970, 971, 989, 990, 992, 998 rest were nestlings. Returns: 597-12691 immature, (697-69611), 187560589, 60608, 611, 615, 631, 687, 691, 754, 759, 775, 891, 47, 151, 163, 164, 167, 168, 177, 895 03, 34, 5, 3, 76, 79, 83, 93, 96, 600, 609, 657, 670, 672, 673, 675, 683, 686, 692, 696, 60813, 60819, 60828 Recovery: 757-895 95 7 June 1965 Popoa Is. Bandings/625-33401-500 Ad Wedgetail /712-00391-2 A. Bulwer's \nWT Returns(new) 544-45303 6/15-04710 6/15-07232 6/15-14576 595-65530 717 298 596 385 719 913 607 598 727 953 624 894 843 953 684 976 942 956 8/2 (6/15-03853 -05322 Mokulua Is 979 835 863 06262 -14 507 879 04636 07158 545 845

7 June 1965. cont Papora 615.-14846 615-15235 625-30187 865 251 32028 960 293 181 979 447 167 615-15133 625-30183 Bulwer petrel Return 207 652-42039-10C-173 Alon egg 14 July Papora ✓ 642-02001-06 At Bulwer petrel 05+06 pair. ✓ 645-00301-00351 ad widgetail'd shrew water. 15 DPon egg 17,3750Pam 02,03. 11, 21,22 27,28,29,30 31 32,42 on eggs. W.T.S. Return 625-30232 595-65618 544-45330 ongg. 615-08082 65540 ongg 45301 15503. 06051 65712 """ 03865+ 65946 65622 ongg. 04960. 615-07934 15248 0487T 15208 ongg 07956 625-35116 """ 03859 """ 03859 33413 """ 15582 """ 07906 30122 1541 """ 07941 35047 15007 """ 03892 32031 03871 """ 15208 ongg. 32049 15692 14624 30178 06075 03861 30179 14685 14552 ongg 3332 on Egg 07954 ongg 15202 """ 30174 14972 """ 15246 14536 06027 14870 03731 ongg {+} 04815- 04849 """ "+ 14745 15281 14883 DP ongg. 14531 15271 ongg 04627 15551 15144 Recovery. 615-04777

14 July Mokpu point 597 - 80316-400 Redforded Booby 16-17 nestly 18-19 imm 20-21 nestly 22 Ad 23 nestly 24-26 Ad 27-29 nestly 30 imm 31-32 nestly 33 Ad 34-35 nestly 36-39 Ad 40 imm 41 Ad 42-44 nestly 45 Ad on chick 46-48 nestly 49 Ad 50 nestly 51-52 Ad 53-54 nestly 55 Ad 56-60 nestly 61-62 Ad 63 nestly 64-75 Ad 76 nestly 77-78 Ad 79 subadult 80 Ad 81-82 subadult 82 imm 83 Ad 84-85 nestly 86-87 Ad 88-90 nestly 91 Ad 92 Ad on small nestly 93-94 Ad 95 nestly 96 Ad 97 imm 98-99 Ad 400 subadult Redford Britine 757 - 60714 60749 60933 60683 60751 60753 60674 67059 89661 82804 89696 60658 60764 89669 60765 66788 Alordkit 767-42834 -42893 42839 Alordkit 42840 597 - 12756 subad. 737-45008 Mokpu M Bree

C. Keplen 21 July 1965 Haleakala Crater, Maui Dark-rumped Petrels - Bandina: -44- 45004 {3 on same burrow, presumably a pair. No -45005} egg or chick seen. 1 July 1965 Manana Island - Ely, Crossin, Husted, Harrington, Tordoff Sooty Tern: Adults Immatures 763-93001-100 763-93101-700 94001-400 93501-94000 95101-200 94401-95100 95401-600 95201-300 96201-400 95801-900 96001-100 Sooty Tern - Unknown 96501-97000 763-95701-800 823-09101-200 763-99401-500 Common Noddy Tern - Adults 763-93701-800 763-96101-200 95301-400 95601-700 95901-96000 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 625-31001-500 30501-50 (51-600 lost) 30701-800

NOTICE MAKE CUT BANDING SCHEDULES UPON RETURN FROM ISLAND!!! AND CHECK IT OFF!!! L HUBER RECORD OF Collecting Banding OBSERVATIONS MAIN I.D. 7530-222-3525 FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE (GPO) just for the hell of it? To USE Lew bands (art.) and complete signing. Love.

BANDING DAILY RECORD Puffinus pacificus 8 Apr 64 Popoia Island Oahu Field #0504 Adult ♀ ovary 10mm largestova 2mm. No parasites taken Collector: King Prepared by Huber (#194) found partially paralyzed on Popoa I.-no apparent reason. Bulweria Bulwerii Bulwer's Petrel April 17, 64 Oahu Popoia Island Field #0657 Adult ♂ testes 6mm Field #0656 adult ♀ ovary 8mm lorem &m. coral lined Collected as a pair from a hole in [illegible] by Huber Prepared by Huber (#193) Acridotheres tristis 19 April 1964 Oahu north end Kaneoke Bay Field #0592 USNM#49385 Ad. ♂ testes e[illegible] parasites collected; found d.o.r. by Vin Hoeman and prepared by him Carpodacus mexicanus 22 April 1964 saddle Rd. 4200', Hawaii Field #065 adult ♂ r.testis l.testis no parasite collected found d.o.r., collected & skinned by Vin Hoeman Streptopelia chinensis 22 April 1964 Smi. E. of Hilo, Hawaii Field #0661 skeleton adult ♂ only No parasite collected; crop contents collected; Huber collectn.; prep. by Hoeman hit with automobile ' skeleton. unidentified bone including bird + mammal 23 Apr. 1964 Mauna Kea, Hawaii

BANDING DAILY RECORD MAY 4. Scaled Dove (banded) ovary 4mm granular, collected at Hawaiian King Hotel, collected and prepared by Huber (Good old Door slam) also collected two more doves of same kind a week before and took out to Ellys without Field No. (Also good old door slam) Field # 6071 MAY 8, 64 Popouia Is. Wedgetailed Shearwater collector Brutiny prepared by Huber Field # 10197 MAY 13. Maui. - Dark rumped petrel Testes 8mm collected and prepared by Huber Field # 0672. Hawaiian King Hotel Oahu Scaled Dove (Banded) Testis 12mm May/8 64 Field # 10198 Hawaiian " " " " " " Testis 14mm May/13, 64 Field # 10199 " " " " " " " " May 20, 64 all three collected and prepared by Huber Field # 10200 - wedgetailed shearwater - found dead by Huber >May 30, 64 Field # 10201 - Belonera petrel - found dead by Huber Field # 10202 - Rat collected on windward Oahu up in the mountains by Huber on May 29, 64 Field # 10203 Sooty Tern - found dead on Rabbit I. (Manana) 13 June 64 with brood wings # 10209 Newell's Shearwater - 8 July 64 Hanalei, Kauai - non-breeding "? - little fat ovary 8mm. Newell's Shearwater 25 Oct 64 Lihue, Kauai - ? ovary 8x12 mm granular very heavy fat, no molt

Journal Huber LN 1964 Sept 29 Honolulu Hawaii Everything is great. Sept 30 Honolulu Hawaii Ran myself to the ground getting things ready for Mars trip. But.... everything is still great. Oct 1 Honolulu - AT SEA Left and went AND are going Oct 2. AT SEA Still going. Saw a little bird - Sooty shearwater Saw a W.T.S. sitting on the water preening and washing itself. also saw two Gnoddies sitting on the water. They (Waddies) were riding at normal height on water and when they took off their feathers didn't look wet or matted. They had no trouble rising off the water. Since there wasn't four waddies in the air and I didn't see any land in the water the two that were in the water must have been there at least 4 full minutes (if not much longer) before we scared them. Would have been interesting to stop the ship and watch how long they would sit in the water. Oct 3 AT SEA Saw a pale - footed Shearwater today - & like bird. Also saw a Cook's Petrel feed. No went between two swells as they usually do but while he was halfway through the trough he seem to see something, broke his glide and plummeted head first

Haber 1964 Journal Oct 5, 64 AT SEA Banded a [illegible] turnix Redstone today it flew aboard and I caught it. When we let it go it flew around and landed aboard the ship again. Took some pictures of him and he took off. He landed out in the ocean and about 4 min. later he was back aboard the ship again. Stayed there all day Also saw a porcupine fish floating upside down in the water He was about 9-12" long and [illegible] was white on ventral side and dark (maybe black) on dorsal side. Spines were about 1" long (maybe slightly longer) Oct 8 64 AT SEA Saw a skua today, a little bird. Oct 10 TAONGI ATOLL [illegible] Oct 11 TAONGI ATOLL Have seen four skinks so far. Their low numbers are probably [illegible] the rats. Saw a few black-naped terns

Huber LN 1967 Journal Oct 14 Bikar Is On Traongi I saw two fairy terns screaming each other at night. Also saw a frigate after an immature black-naped tern - didn't get any food from tern. Saw a wedgetail feeding young. The adult opened its mouth and the chick put its beak through perpendicular to the adult's and ate [illegible] a common noddy I saw feeding its young opened its mouth and the young specked the food from the bottom of the parent's beak. Saw a male frigate with 7 colors or a ? with a ? throat pouch. A lot of Ruddy Turnstones setting on the tips of dead trees sometimes 10' from the ground. Found a Reef Heron Roosting on the shore. It was up in the vegetation under a low tree. Its neck was all folded up and beak pointed slightly upward (it was raining that night). Saw a Bristle-thighed Curlew roosting about 6' off the ground on a branch about 5' wide at night. One of the Golden plovers I banded kept pulling at its band constantly. Most golden plover roost singly at night and join in flocks in morning out of 76 bands only 4 pairs were encountered and one of those pair is questionable. 10/28/81

Huber L0 1964 Journal Oct 14 Bikar Atoll Saw a group of frigates after a male frigate today they best on diving at him one at a time and he would do a sharp term and meet his pursuer belly first. This kept up for almost 15 min. Also saw several Hawaiian noddies settling on the water in the lagoon. A feeding flock of about 30 ± 5 Hawaiian noddies feeding in the lagoon. Oct. 15, 1964 Bikar I was watching a flock of BT.C this morning. It was raining and I was sitting in a bush. The Curlews were on the beach about 50' from me. They were just standing and walking slowly going in no special direction but still staying together. Along the shoreline about 400' away a golden plover came trotting along leading in the Curlews and I direction. When about 80' ft from the curlews the curlews started moving away from the plover and the more the plover came closer the more the curlews ran from it. (???? what kind of behavior is this?) Anyway this exciting chase was interrupted with an ever familiar sound of a shotgun and a sore shoulder. (and with the

Huber 1964 Journal Bikar Atoll ever familiar donut shaped pattern shot with the bird in the middle). The other day on Taongi Atoll I banded 76 golden plovers, 4 of those had patches of black feather on the belly, the rest had lost all the black. Today on Bikar I saw a golden plover fly by with full breeding plumage. The other 3 golden plovers I've seen on this island didn't have any black on their bellies. Last night I saw a reef heron sitting roosting about 40' off the ground in the crown of a palm tree. There seems to be few dark phase red herons this trip, and The average heron has about a 50-50 chance of being all white or intermediate. Bikar Atoll Jabaru kku Fslt Oct 17, 1964 Saw a moray eel today that must have been 7 feet long. About 3-4 feet of it was sticking out of a hole in the rocks, and it must have been 7-8" from one side of the jar to the other. It was brown and in the lagoon. Also saw a sea urchin with gray-white spines about 4 to 7" long. All other sea urchins I've ever seen have been black, is this a different species or has it shed its skin.

"Huber 1964 Journal Simon would never make a good sargent. He is the kind of guy that would walk up to a private and ask: Do you want to dig a lotrine today Private so-so? Another thing is everyone says we don't have to do this island we [illegible] can do it on the next I.s. We have been to 5 wheels so far, haven't [illegible] collected any [illegible] boobies or frigate or Red tailed tropicbirds yet. We were on Torge, the only island in the Marshall and Gilberts that is supposed to have W.T.S on it and we didn't collect one. We saw a Red rumped Rudy turnstone and a Redbreasted Brown-booby and a orange tagged brown booby on, Taka Atoll everybody was satisfied [illegible] seeing the markings [illegible] and [illegible] wanted to put out a special effort to [illegible] get [illegible] the birds. numbers. So far we have collected a little over a hundred birds, and even though we have a lot of time and at least once a day while in the islands everyday is skindiving in the lagoon for several hours and just wandering around doing nothing, Simon doesn't even consider sending about half of us out [illegible] to the ship to skin. Even when we can't do anything bird wise on the island.

Huber 1964 Journal At the rate the birds are piling up now it looks as if we will have about 300 unskin[illegible] birds by the time we get back to Norshu. If time were taken advantage of around here we could be taking back 400 skins all done up. Whitetailed tropics take #3 bowls. Nov 1 Kounjalein To marshall To. Life around here isn't bad at all bowling, all good cafeteria, lots of friendly people by the ocean, many clubs, (skinding, recording, etc), cheap prices at PX, everything. Just caught an eel like creature that was swimming around on the surface by the ship tonight. Nov 14 Bikni b I got some baby turtles on [illegible] Atoll and .. some turtle eggs. Two days ago one egg hatched and today, 3 eggs hatched. Apparently the turtles hatch but stay half in and half out of the egg for as much as 8 hours while the rest of the egg yolk is absorbed out of three young so far. Two were 27 gm and one 28 gm on coming out of the egg I've just weighed (roughly with ship's moving) and the turtles kept in fresh and salt water and it looks as if the salt water ones are averaging 10 gm more than fresh.

Journal Huber 1964 I found a sand dollar on Jaluit Atoll that is around 8" in diameter. When I shined it it had a small fish inside it that looks like the kind found in sea cucumbers. On Liferoon's Jaluit Atoll I estimated 1500 boobies (R.F.) . I only saw about R F nests and no signs of old R F frusta. Nearly 3/4 of the birds (R.F.) on the island are imm. That's something to think about awhile. Also saw about 2 or 3 Lesser Frigates with & the 250 (st) Greater Frigates. The G.F. roosted in trees that night. Where did the L. F roost ? In trees also? Why so many Noddishian Curlews on Kwajalein and none of the other island (I seen 2 Jaluit). Why do they pick that one island but no where else (except for strays). Why no Bristle-thighed Curlews seen on Kwajalein. Nov. 15, 1964. At sea between Makin and Majuro. I saw a storm petrel today that was black with white possibly starting slightly forward of the tail feathers, and extending back to almost the tip of the tail feathers were it was black again, this black formed a conspicuous band on the tail of the bird. Didn't get a good look at the underside of the bird. If there was any white on the under, it [illegible] here but it was the same as the dorsal side.

Hubert 1967 Journal No 15 at sea between Makin and Maje The storm petrel also had a squared tail. Also have been seeing a small black Shear-petrel species which I think may be the Black Petrol Procellaria parkinsoni liberally On Makin there is a [illegible] flats about a mile long and anywhere from 0-1500 feet wide (depending on tide) which would be ideal for a cannon net. It is not too hard to lead the birds to where one wants them. There is also around a 1000- [illegible] birds on the flats. I saw about 150 godwits, 30 curlews (not Bristle-thighed) 500 wandering tattler and the rest in mixed small shorebirds. If another trip comes here it would be foolish not to take a cannon net for this place. A stilts are also there, and maybe a phalarope. Wislocki and I went into the island all day yesterday and Roger stayed aboard and skimmed birds. That was all he needed to jump ahead of me on bird skins

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.

Huber LN. 1964 Journal Nov 20 AT 5:30 Out of 6 turtles eggs I incubated (by light) 4 hatched. One died about 2 days before hatching the other about a week. I put these into fresh water right away. Today I put one into saltwater because all four do not seem to be feeding well. Maybe what I heard about putting the turtles right out of the egg into fresh water is wrong? I noticed when they hatched the broke open the eggshell and crawled half way out and then stopped and waited many hours (but not over 12) for the rest of the yolk to be absorbed, and when the yolk was almost absorbed they crawled out and tried to escape. The size of protubrance on eggs abdomens were yolk is absorbed, after leaving egg. This is gone in not over 24 hours. Nov 22 at 6:30 I seem (out of 5 clean seen) that Pacific pigeons like to perch in coconut trees about have way out on a horizontal leave (branch, limb etc). The tree has always been at the edge of a large group of trees. I have never seen them sitting deep in the forest. Although I have seen one flying through a forest (about 20 ft of ground).

Hudson Journal 1904 Nov 22. At six I have talked to the natives quite a bit about cuckoos. I seem as if [illegible] the cuckoos are on the islands but in small numbers (Pigeons outnumber cuckoos on islands [illegible] are found) On one island (Makin) one native mentioned of another kind of small bird that feed among the trees. I took for granted he might be talking about a small seabird but after more 3rd degree I am satisfied this small bird (supposed to be much smaller than [illegible] cuckoo) isn't a sea bird. Now the question arises whether these small birds are there regularly or just stray. We saw [illegible] 1 cuckoo while on Makin. While on Kwira I shot a Reef heron that must have laid and egg just a couple of days before and since an oorum was 17mm I guess would lay an egg within a week. It looks as if they may be breeding there. There are a lot of herons at that end of the island. 4 ponds and mudflats at least 2 of the ponds have fish in them. The [illegible] bird I shot was roosting on a dead tree along one of these pond. I did see one of the same color run out of the bushes earlier. Also shot a P. Pigeon near there but it was getting dusky and after about 45 minutes of swearing and tearing up of half that end of the island (put the ecology of the island back ten years) I gave up because

Ituby 1964 Nov 22 at 5pm I also spent 15-20 min. sneaking through the smoot miserable crab holes, snags. bushes and mud holes on the island trying to shoot a re-roosting frigate. It turned out to be a bunch of coconuts with a seedpod handle sticking out each end (This was after dark). This episode didn't contribute anything good to my mood I had after the pigeon. Miserable day today. So I decided to go out and stand in it. It turned out to be more miserable than I expected. Plenty of good birds flying around but none come in close enough to shoot. Plenty of what we think are slender-filled shearwaters around. This evening a bird (I am positive about that) flew (I'm positive about this also) by. It was really weird. It flew with the same quick powerful wing beats as a sooty tern and reminded one very much the flight of a sooty tern. I was white below and dusky or grayish above (with no distinct border between) It flew very high and dipped down to near water level a couple of times. Its top height went to about 130 above the water and it averaged 90 feet. It was fairly streamlined. The light wasn't the best light so I cannot be exact about the shade of dusky on the top side.

Huber 1964 Journal Nov 22 AT SEA The Gilberters have a drink they get from coconut trees. They take the stem of the coconuts AND tie all the stems together to make a bundle.. Then they cut the tip off the bundle and wrap a coconut leaf around it so that the point of the leaf extends down. Then they slip the end of the leaf into a coconut shell with a hole in the tip and the shell is suspended from the bundle. Modern natives use a bottle. The sap trips out and drains down the leaf and into the shell. The natives drink this up to 3 days but after three days the [illegible] alcohol content becomes so great they have throw it away. The first day there isn't much [illegible] alcohol taste but the second day it gets very good and the third day now. Nov 23 AT SEA It ought to be mentioned that on any futur trip to these islands A strong light ought to be brought along. The kind that can be carried by hand (6 volt camper's light). Nice and bright with a concentrated beam. Also a net with fine mesh 1/4" or less A rim about 2' in diameter and a pole 8' long.

Huber Journal 1964 Nov 23. At sea. With A set-up like this one could really raise hell with the shorebirds. If I had a set-up on this trip I know I could have band 300 shorebirds. As it was I only got around 80. Golden plover set just fine (about 80% but depends much on the night) Wandering Tattler set OK but one has to be extra quiet. I can't figure Ruddy's. On one Island in the Phoenix group about 80% sat but I have had that happen only on that one island at that time. Every time since then I can hear them jumping in the distance but never can see them. Curlew set just fine and if one goes about it right they can be caught even on a bright night. Nov 24 At sea I just noticed the other day that when Flying fish take off That every time they churn the water while in flight the closer their anal fins and when not churning water they have the fins spread wide all the way till impact. They also flag their wings vigorously when first taking off and they also go in any direction when taking off but soon correct themselves when they discover which way the wind is going.

Hubert 1964 Journal Nov 24 at 530 A tropic (RT) was shot today that weight 866 gms. I weighed its stomach and it was 117 gms even with this subtracted. That seems like a awfully heavy tropic bird that isn't fat. A porcupine fish about 4" long was in the stomach. Maybe this is why the bird was reluctant to fly. The other tropic (RT) we saw today took off long before the ship got near it. this one set tight right up till it was relieved of its life. Nov 26 at 510 dustas we were pulling into [illegible] Island and we were in the [illegible] of the Island. Every once in a while a flying fish that had the shape of a half-deak and with nothing but slightly enlarged pectoral fins would take off. Its flight averaged maybe 20' long. It seems as if the B.F.B.'s only show up [illegible] in the evening. Could it be that normally B.F.B.s try to stay away from [land masses] or ships but as evening approaches its roosting instinct makes it come over to investigate objects as roosting prospects but when it gets close it sees it as a ship and fright the fear instant overcomes the roosting instant and it flies away. This could explain why most boobies are seen in the evening.

"Kaber LN" 1964 journal Nov 26 at 5AM On Makim Is. the Natives told me how they catch Ruddy's. They take a long string and make a loop at the end and set the loop next to some coconut meat. When the bird steps in it, pull and its caught. This one boy had around 7 or 8 ruddy's in a pen with slipped wings. The seem quite healthy and fat (they were fed coconut meat) It seems as if Reef herons will roost anywhere. I have found them roosting on the ground, in the crowns of 60' palm and in branches of dead and live trees from five to 30' above ground. One bird was roosting about 30' off the ground on the tip of a tree that had no branches. It might as well been roosting on a flagpole. On Aranauka Is. I heard a chick calling up in the crowns of a coconut tree, when I walked up it saw the tail feathers of it commons readily sticking out between the bases of the leaves. Well we are going back with the exact number of birds I predicted but with about 120% more skins than I expected. Nov 27 at 5AM Other fools beautiful. We are about 3 hours out of port now. The bilious are gone. The dark bumps are gone. The WTS are gone. Everything is gone.

Nov 27 at sea. Is there any such thing as a Hareouts S.P.? Solar even right within sight of Hono we see nothing but Leeches. 3 that we have collected are Leeches One is an immature, They are common all over. I would like to see a skin of a Hareouts. Could it be that There is no difference between leeches and Hareouts. And why couldn't leeches be nesting on Hawaii and everybody calls them Hareouts. Alexander says that the leeches has a deeply forked tail but the birds we are collecting have a [illegible] shallow fork in the tail. But the dump description it's leeches. Argue!! Right now I am listening to two sailors talking about marriage. This one in particular is married and has [illegible] child. He is saying that he wishes he could find himself a rich woman in California because of some law saying that property is divided evenly between divorces. That way he says he could marry her and then divorce her and get half her money. This is the same guy that is always complaining he isn't getting paid enough and is always sneaking in overtime when he didn't work it. Some crude, [illegible] guys like him that make me distinct people.

Auber 1964 Journal Nov 28 Hono It seem kind of weird that whoever decides where the project goes should decide to go too the Marshall and Gilberts to look for our banded birds when right here at our front door (main Hawaiians and even the leuward) there are more birds than the project could ever hope to check for bands. There are at least 200,000 sooties, [illegible] 3,000 boobies 30,000 wedge-tails 2,000 Bulwers, 100,000 common noddies [illegible] 8 fairy terns [illegible] 5,000 Hawaiian noddies, [illegible] 100 Eligati birds, 75 D. Rampel Petrels, hundreds of white-tailed tropic birds and thousands of Newells and havacouts (leaks?). All this is on the main Hawaiians alone. These Islands are even closer than the Marshall and we shy away like they are poison. There are thousands of ruddies and Goldies here yet they will go unnoticed because it seems that it must be more valuable to go look for ruddies in the Marshalls. I can't see how it is more valuable to find a banded ruddy [illegible] somewhere else in the Pacific than to find it on Popoa is here. Last year Dr. Watson, Mo'Kawai (spelling?) and I watched around 2000 ruddies fly over me one evening.

Huber 1964 Journal Mar. 28 Even with this many ruddies here we go charging off somewhere out of the central Pacific (which I am told is our study area) to a [illegible] bunch of little islands that probably don't have over 400 on any one of them. The 12 arwads make this Marshalls and Gilberts look like [illegible] barren Is. Bird-wise. But as usual the project wants quantity not quality (I guess that's why I am still on the project I can put up a lot of fair skins easy). I am really screwing myself on this project. There is always a big rush on getting skins done fast. So I comply and put them up fast. This faster I put them up the worse my skins get The slower the better but the account is inspired so I put up usable skins but by no means good. If I ever try to get a job on some expedition they will [illegible] upon my skins. If I say that I can put up the skins up better than I did then they probably won't hire me because they [illegible] will think that I don't have personal [illegible] pride about my skinning (which one should have for his work) Dane cerrard. I've done 600 skins so far on this project and not very many are worth using as an example on my skills. The big rush is still on and there are more skins to be done badly.

Hucker 1964 Nov 28 How Journal It must be a big joke who ever heard of a project collecting thousands of birds a year with only one taxidermist that is lucky to put out a skin a day. A project that pays hundreds and hundreds of dollars continually to rent cars when it could buy two for less. A project that runs all over the pacific looking for birds when there are at least 100,000 right at its main base for field operations that it pays no attention to. A project that sends a personal back from the field with the excuse that it cost too much to keep him out in the field when in reality it is costing them more to cross send him back. A project that sends an entomologist out to field to do an ornithologist's work. A project that allows a person to shoot a gun from the hip on a ship when it is important to get the birds. A project that expects its personal to put out his best effort 16 hours a day 7 days a week while in the field and then bitches when that personal is late for work when he is back in Washington, DC. I could burst out in hysterical laughter. If this is science I am not so sure I want to become a scientist. @and gets paid for only 8 hours a day and 5 days a week.

Huber 1964 Journal Nov 28. This is high trypsom. Ah... but the truth hurts. I remember reading once upon a time that to get hired by this project all one has to do is inhale and exhale. This seems to be true looking at the majority of my fellow workers (this is not excluding me). Here's another big joke for the books. A project that sends its personal to study birds with binoculars into the field to [illegible] that leak. Arrgh what a terrible mood I'm in. I would like to go to sleep but I can't. I feel like getting drunk but I can't stand alcohol. I feel like going to an offshore island alone and banding all night. I can't even do that because the birds have left. I could skin birds but I don't think I could stand to be face to face with a bird that needs to be skinned for a few days yet. After 600 birds the only ones left that I enjoy [illegible] put up are Shearwaters and Petrels and I don't get many of them. I could read a book but I've done that all evening and when I look at the number of the page I am reading and see it is 512. And then look at the last page in the book and see 1599 how can I help feeling depressed. Also after reading a letter from a

Huber 1964 Journal! person that sounds as if she would like to kill me for something I wrote to her when I don't even remember what I wrote. Arrggh? I could always become a hermit then all I would have to worry about is food. I can't even account for $100 of my money. I am going to turn out deep in the bottom of the hole this trip. I guess everybody else has the best laugh. I am the one to owe SI money this time. Out of three partial albino WIS, I've seen so far all have had white flaking on the forehead and top of head and two had flaking on the upper core parts of wings. Seems that at we get a detail in the main Hawaiian Islands should be duplicates of p. Albinos in the [illegible] Southern Is.. Is it a rare phase or is it a real partial Albino, or are the genes built in such a way that if p. Albinoism does occur, it will occur in a certain form? I can't even pass time by writing my journal. I've run out of things to say. I am going to go nuts in this room. This project is getting funnier all the time. The latest joke is the fitness paper everyone is filling out about each other. Bad Analyzes Bad = Good. Good reads Good = Good. Bad stays on project because Bad was analyzed by Bad.

lift the gun up to my shoulder for another shot if I wanted to. Luckily I got it first shot. After that I started shooting with the butt just under my arm but because there was nothing to stop the recoil this way my shooting average dropped considerably. By some act of fate I got stuck with the 16 gauge. It hasn't got as much power but at least I could shoot it from my shoulder and my percentage picked up. But my shoulder still has memories of the 12 gauge. Sometimes it is quite painful but with a month in Wash. should heal it up. But what a price to pay to heal an arm. Go to Washington, leave the Pacific Arrgh! I wonder what this maid thinks. Out of two days here with Roy the maid has seen only me. I sleep on the couch so only one bed is being slept in and right now there is 14 empty coka bottles 3 empty giant mixer bottles. 1 empty gin bottle. 9 tiftths of various Alcohols sitting around, no food in cupboard, luggage of 3 people all over fish balls all over, typewriter in middle of floor. T empty glasses all over I wonder what opinion she has of me.

Huber ln 1964 Catalog Field number 30001 Oct 4 At sea 1039 AM 369 Wedgetailed Shearwater f Ovary 10x6mm h.ovum 1.0mm wt 356+2gms Specimen given to USNS Shearwater. Oct 5 At sea 1207 pm 30002 370 Ruddy Turnstone. mimm. winter pre-alison part of skull wt 110+2gms iris dark brown, feet and legs orange., bill dark gray darkening to black at tip, claws black.. much excrement on undertail coverts. specimen died AFTER LANDING Aboard ship. (was alive for several hours Aboard ship) heavy fat. when skinned there was water-like fluid between skin and muscle of one wing. 30003 Oct 8, 64 At SEA 1513 pm 371 Cooks Petrel - Testes 2x1mm wt 153+2gms. iris dark brown, bill black, distal foot black, proximal and legs. bluish flesh., black runs up outer to c to lg, mouth. living bluish, claws black , light body molt 30004 Oct 11 Taongi Atoll 372 Bristle thighed curlew ovary 12x5mm wt 447gms feet and legs bluish gray claws, dark gray bill. lower mandible flesh color except distal tip which is black. upper mandible flesh ygray darkening gradually until black at tip. 30005 373 Black-naped Tern. testes. R 4x4mm wt 99gms bill, feet, legs and claws black. '8

Hubar LN 1964 Catalog 30006 374 Bristle thighed curlew wt 460 gms Alcoholic -ee t and lgs bluish gray upper mandible grayish e-lish, lower-e-lsh color w/ a black tip 30007 375 Petrel sp? Found on # Beach Skeleton and Feathers. only 30008 376 wandering tattler wt 115 gms. Alcoholic iris dark brown lgs and feet pale yellow, bill dark grey slightly lighter at base to lower/mandible Bikar Atoll & Arumenti Islet, Oct 17, 1964 30089 377 Sula sula. testes 12x7mm wt 854 gms iris dark brown, feet and lgs pale rose red, bill light yellowish greenish bluish, gular skin black, skin inside of lower mandible and on fore head pink, sk round eye blue w/ a light greenish yellowish margin. 30040 378 Sula Sula. immature skeleton 30049 380 chaoorkku-To Islet Bikar Atoll Mouse testes 5x6mm wt 38 gms. tail 140 mm, hind foot 26 mm, front foot 11mm, totl length 235mm Oct 20, Taka Atoll Marshall Is. 381 Sandpiper sp? wt 45 gms. testes 2x1mm feet and lgs dark greenish yellow, bill yellowish brown at base starting to darken half way and finally black at tip. iris dark brown, its leg was broken found starved # and shortly died.

Huber 1964 Catalog 5005. Oct 18, 1964 382 mouse wt 25.8 gms. Tail 127 mm Front Foot 14mm H. Foot 27mm T. Light 219. 5004 383 Oct 18 Jaborakku-To-Islet Bikar mouse wt 35.9 gms. H. Foot 28mm Front Foot 12 mm Tail 137mm T.L. 240mm 5011 Oct 20 Taka Atoll Taka Is. 384 Mouse H Foot Foot 12mm Tail 137mm T. length 210mm H. Foot 28mm wt 60 gms. F. Foot 14mm Body Length 125 mm Tail 31mm Testis 7x3mm 5010 385 mouse wt 72. HF 30mm FF. 15mm Tail 150 mm Total length 291mm testis 12x9mm 50130 Oct 26, 1964 Bogwind Is. Erikub Atoll Marshall Is. - 386 Reef Heron wt 505gms testis 7x3mm legs and feet pale greenish yellowish, soles yellow claws yellowish on top, gray on sides; bill - lower pinkish gray to white horn at tip - upper pinkish gray at base and middle to black between middle and Tip and white horn on very tip. skin around eye greenish yellowish, iris yellow 50131 Oct 27 1964 Erikub Is, Erikub Atoll wt 153gms testis 12x6mm 387 Goose egg? bill pink, with black along tecth with test reddish pink, iris brown.

Huber 1964 Catalog 30117 Oct 25 Aradojairik Is Erikub Atoll 388 Phaethon lepturus wt 313gms. ovary 10x9mm overy 10x9mm 40 um 2mm bill pale yellow, black crown and between nostril and skwo, iris dark brown; ligs and proximal foot light blue, distal foot black, claws black 30126 Oct 26 Aradojairik Is Erikub Atoll 389 Sterna sumatrana wt 79gms. tists 6x5mm bill black, feet and ligs black, iris dark brown. 30137 Oct 27 Aradojairik Is Erikub Atoll 390 Sula leucogaster, wt 1398, brown sum feet and ligs; bill, facial skin, and gular pouch pale yellowish green, blue-black spot before eye, iris gray. 30064 Oct 20 Taka Is Taka Atoll 391 Pluvialis dominica wt 104gms ovary 4x2mm iris dark brown, feet and legs. dark gray, bill black at tip to dark gray in middle and slightly brownish at base. 30045 Oct 18, 64 Arumenvii Islet Bikar Atoll 392 whiteheadi tropicbird tists 9x6mm wt. 27g? legs light blue, feet black, bill yellow with black around nostril and between nostril and closest feathers, iris dark brown

Hubar 1964 Catalog 30097 Oct 24 Jemo Is. Marshall Is. 393 Demigretta saora wt 404gms L. ovary 12x6mm F eet x yellowish green; iris y yellow; upper mandible brownish horn, lower mandible yelbuis h orn 5040 Oct 31 Kwajalein Is Kwajalein Atoll 394 Mouse H Foot 16mm FF.8mm Tail 72mm total lenght 141mm WT 10 gms 30122 Oct 26 Aradogaiwen Is Erikuj Atoll 395 Arous stolidius wt 189 ovary 10x9mm feet and legs dark brown; iris dark brown bill blg 30090 Oct 23, Lojirow Is. Taka Atoll 396 Putlins Pacificus wt 449 resting F eet and legs whitish flesh, slightly darker on outer sides /bill gray with black tip iris dark brown 30085 Oct 22. Taka Is Taka Atoll 397 Strura cucata wt 189 gm L.testis 10x7m R.testis 7x5mm Brood patches present 30150 Nov 2 Kwajalein Is. Kujajkia Atoll 398 Numervus sp? wt 403gms testes 5x1/2mm Iris dark brown; upper bill black, pinkish around nostris; basal half of lower bill pink; rest black; mouth lining flesh; feet and legs light gray; nails black

Catalog Haber LN 1964 30165 Nov 3 Kwajalein Is. Kwajalein Atoll 399 Black billed Plover wt 210gms. ovary 12x5 granular iris dark brown; bill black; legs + feet gray-black, nails black; mouth lining + tongue blue-white. 30170 Nov 4 Roi Is Kwajalein Atoll 400 Godwit at 259gm. tarsis 4x1/2 mm Iris dark brown; feet and legs black; bill black, pinkish f/2/3 at base. 30147 Nov 2. Kwajalein Is. Kwajalein Atoll 401 Duck sp? wt 423gms. ovary 17x10mm. Iris bright yellow; bill dark gray; legs + toes gray, webs + joints black, mouth lining white. 30015. Oct 12, Kamome Islet Tongi Atoll 402. Puffinus nativitatus wt 286 gm iris dark brown; bill, feet and legs black 30016 oct 12 Kamome Islet Tongi Atoll 403 Bristle heron. wt 449gms ovary 12x9mm granular iris yellow; bill-upper mandible black with a yellow border and tip; lower grayish yellow with + yellow tip facial skin and eyelids yellowish legs and feet bluish gray with + faint yellow tint. soles yellowish, claws. blackish on under sides-yellowish on uppersides

Hamber 1964 Catalog 30163 Nov3 Kwajalein Is. Kwajalein Atoll. 404 Curlew sp.? wt 512 gms Ovary 12mm x 6mm Iris dark brown, upper mandible black; basal ½ half of lower mandible pink, rest black; legs & feet gray, nails black 30162. 405 curlew sp. wt 346 gms ovary 11x3 mm Iris dark brown, upper mandible black, lower pink at basal ½, tip half black, feet + legs gray, nails black — — — — 406 wandering tattler sp. tarsi 4 x 2mm. 30155. Nov2 407 sandpiper sp. wt 59 gms. iris dark brown, bill black feet and legs dull yellowish green 30027 Oct 15 Bikar Is Bikar Atoll 408 crustacean wt 319 gms ovary 20x12 mm. length 6mm iris dark brown, feet , legs and claws black bill chalky yellow. 30151 Nov2 Kwajalein Is Kwa Jalein Atoll 409 Sandpiper sp. ovary 7x4mm. Iris dark wt47 brown, bill black, feet and legs dingy yellowish green. 30135 Oct 27 A R A D O J N I K Is. Erikub Atoll 910 Black naped tern wt 59 gms tarsi 6x1mm. bill blackish dorsal & lower lateral sides of mandible and maxilla riddish along margins of bill - feet and legs brownish + black; iris dark brown.

Huber 1964 Catalog 30154 Nov. 2 Kwajalein Is. Kwajalein Atoll 4/1 sandpiper sp. wt 82.5gms testis 5x1mm Iris dark brown, bill black; tect and legs dirty yellowish-green. 30152 4/12 Sandpiper sp2. wt 63gms ovary 8x4mm Iris dark brown, bill black; tect and legs dirty yellowish green 30199 Nov9. 4/13 duck sp? wt 572 ovary 20x5mm granular iris dark brown; feet and legs gray with a slight brownish tint.; claws, black bill - upper side incubated - lower dark bluish end gray 30205. Nov 10. at sea. 4/15 wls Sala testis 13x2mm. bill mottled brown with fleshy cast; iris gray, gular pouch bluish gray, feet and legs dull salmon 30149 Nov2 Kwajalein Is. Kwajalein Atoll 4/15. Sandwling wt 61.5gms ovary 6x2 mm iris dark brown bill tect and legs black 30192 nov8 N. Loi Is. Kwajalein Atoll. 4/6 Awas minutus wt 98gms ovary 13mm lorum 3am bill/black, iris dark brown, legs and toes brownishyellow, joins turebs brown, nails black.

Catalog Number 1964 30246 Nov 12 Enybor Is Jalluit Atoll Marshall Is. 417 Sterna sumatrana wt 90 gm . iris dark brown, bill, legs black feet black, gape more salmon than pink. 30247 418 tests 7x5mm wt 95. iris dark brown, bill legs out feet black, gape salmon. - 30245 419 85gm gape dull pink, iris dark brown, bill feet and legs black Nov 11, 1964 Jalluit Is Jalluit Atoll 420 Goldenplover wt 123.3g ms. ovary 10x5mm bill black, iris dark brown, feet and legs pale gray darker on feet. - 30215 30038 Oct 17, Jnboarukku Is Bikar Atoll 421 Black naped chick wt 37.5gms tests 1x1mm bill yellowish cream; feet dull creamy brownish 30116 Oct 25 Enego Is. Erikub Atoll 422 Reef Heron wt 464 gms ovary 15x9mm looing feet and legs yellowish green with yellow soles; iris bright yellow, bill dull grayish horn and brown 30141 Oct 27. Aradnjairik Is Erikub Atoll 423 Black Nape chick wt 72gms tests 1x1mm bill brown lorn but flesh pink along commissure of bill; iris dark brown, feet and legs dull brownish. - 30206 Nov 10 Enybor; Jalluit Atoll 424 turn sp. wt 112gms . bill black, iris dark brown feet and legs reddish brown, darker at tips of phalanges

Catalog Huber 1964 30211 Nov 10 Enybor Is. Jaluit Atoll 425 Rest Hiron wt 489 gms. testes 12x5mm tiist and legs yellowish green with lemon yellow soles; iris yellow, facial skin yellow; mandible dull yollow with a orangry cast; maxilla similar with brownish horn dorsally. 30012 Oct 12 Sibylla Islet Tongi Atoll 426 Wandering Tattler wt 91.3 gms testes 1x15mm bill dark gray paler at base of lower mandible; iris dark brown tiist and legs faded orangish yellow. 30013 427 wander tattler wt 108.4 gm. testes 4x15mm bill dark gray, darkening toward tip; fleshy gray at base of lower mandible. iris dark brown tiist and legs faded orangish yellow. 30371 Nov 17. Kuria Is Kuria Atoll 428. Fairy tern wt 114 gms. Iris dark brown, bill blac at base, black at tip, feet and legs light blue, webs white, claws black, brood patches. 30370 4 29 iris darkbrown, bill black on tp blurred base. claws black, feet and legs. light blue, webs white. 30326 Nov 16. Maiana Is. Maiana Atoll Gilbert Is. 430 Golden Plover wt 129 gms testes 5x3mm iris dark brown, bill black, feet and legs gray - claws black.

Huber LN. 1964 Catalog. 30329 Nov 16 Mariana Is. mariana Atoll Gilbert Is. #31 Auous. minutus wt 104 gms tist is 7x5, iris dark brown, bill black, feet and legs dark? brown, tarsus brownish tan. 30328 432 wt 111 gms largest testis 7x4mm. bill black, iris dark brown, feet and legs dull brown brood patches present. 30356. 433 wt 111 gms. testis 10x6 mm. bill black, iris dark brown, feet and legs light brown, brood patches present. 30327 434 Auous stolidus wt 194gms L.ouum 7x7mm feet and legs dull brown, iris dark brown, bill black 30359 Nov 17 Kuria Is. Kuria Atoll Gilbert Is. 435 Auous. stolidus wt 258 gms testis 9x5mm, iris dark brown, bill [illegible] and claws black, feet and legs dark fleshy brown, brood patches present. 30393 Nov 18. Kuria Is. Kuria Atoll 436 Betheromy wt 530 gms. L.ouum 17mm very enlarged oviduct oviduct averages 20mm iris yellow, bill grayish yellow, feet and legs dull greenish yellow, black, mottled sparsely with black 30352. Nov 16 MAIana Is. MAIana Atoll) 437 Curlew sp. wt 334 gms ovary 9x4 mm bill grayish horn pink at base of lower mandible; iris dark brown, feet and feet gray.

Huber LN 1967 catalog 30366 Nov 7 Kuria Is Kuria Atoll Gilbert Fs. 438 Anous minutus 109 gms testis 10x6 mm iris dark brown, bill and claws black, feet and legs light brown. brood patches present 30369 439 wt 10 9 gms. testis. 10 x 6 mm. iris dark brown, bill and claws black, feet and legs tan, no brood patches. 30416 Nov 19 Ananuka Atoll 440 wandering tattler wt 118gms. testis 3x15mm. iris dark brown, bill gray with black tip and lighter at base of lower mandible, feet and legs chalky yellow, claws black. 30418 441 wt 115 gms testis 4x15mm. iris dark brown, bill gray with black tip with brownish at base of lower mandible. 30424 442 Pluvialis dominica wt 103gms testis 4x1mm iris dark brown, bill black, feet and legs gray 30402 443 Anous stolidus wt 166 gms. 2.00cm 4x4 mm enlarged oviduct iris dark brown, bill black, feet and legs dark fleshy brown, brood patches present. 30404 444 wt 151gms. L.00cm 8mm enlarged oviduct iris dark brown, bill black, feet and legs dark fleshy brown, brood patches growing 30406 445 wt 189 gms. testis 10x6mm iris dark brown, bill black, feet and legs dark fleshy brown, brood patches present. 30354 Nov 16. MAIANA Is. Maiana Atoll Gilbert Is. 446 Anous minutus wt 137gms testis 9x5mm feet, legs and iris dark brown, bill black no brood patches. 30351 447 Wandering tattler wt 104gms ovary 6mm feet and legs fully yellow, lower mandible grayish brown horn darker tip, upper mandibles grayish black.

Catalog Hudson 1964 40426 Nov 21 Nov 21 Atuta. Pacific O. 448 Phoenicis is Bittrel ? wt 307gms ovary 7x4mm iris dark brown, bill black, legs light bluish flesh, feet black except for white on proximal half of foot. 30396 Nov 19. Aranuka Atoll Gilbert Is. 449 Crested tern wt 352gms tarsis 5x3mm iris dark brown, bill chalky yellow, feet and legs black, no brood patch present. 30394. Nov 18 Kuria Is. Kuria Atoll ovum 2 mm. 450 Bankivus Pigeon wt 39 gms ovary 15x7mm iris red, feet and legs waxy red, claws black. 30407 Nov 19. Aranuka Atoll 451 Anous minutus wt 110gms ovary 15x6 mm iris dark brown, bill black, feet and legs brown, no brood patches 30355 Nov 16 Maiana Is Maiana Atoll 452 Anous minutus wt 116gms brown 3mm feet dark brown, bill black, feet and legs light brown. No brood patches. 30395. Nov 19 Aranuka Atoll 453 Crested tern wt 360gms tarsis 5x4mm iris dark brown, bill chalky yellow, feet and legs and claws black. No brood patch present. 30337 Nov 16 MAIANA Is Maiana Atoll 454 Reddy farnature wt 98gms tarsis 2x1mm

Hulser Catalog 30213 Nov 10 Kabbenbok Is Jaluit Atoll Marshall Is 462 Chinted tern wt 332gms L.oumme 5x5mm enlarged iris dark brown bill yellow (dull) feet and legs black scutes pale flashy yellow. 30186 Nov 04 Kwajalein Atoll Roi Is. Marshall Is. 463. Reddy tern wt 105gms ovary 10x6mm iris dark brown, bill black, legs and feet orange dusky at joints. 30189 464 wt 99gms ovary 7x4mm. Iris dark brown, bill black, legs and feet orange dusky at joints. 30185 465 wt 100 gms ovary 10x6mm shows 4/64. 30179 466 wt 101gms. ovary 8x5mm. edressments 464 30303 Nov 14 Butaritari Is Makin Atoll Gilbert Is. 467. Reddy tern wt 95gms. ovary 10x5mm iris dark brown, bill black, feet and legs orange, down black 30114 Oct 25 Enego Is. Erikub Atoll Marshall Is. 468 Anous minutus wt 113gm rosis 10x5 mm feet and eggs dark brownish, bill black, iris dark brown. 30113 469 wt 135gms. L. ovum 3/mm egg whites present feet pallegs light brownish; bill black, iris dark brown 30235 Nov. 11, Lijeron Is Jaluit Atoll Marshall 470 Anous minutus wt 57 52x ? inmm. Iris dark brown, bill black, feet and legs black, wide gray 30233 471 wt 113gms 't 2st& 2x1 mm iris dark brown, bill black, feet and legs dusky black

Hutchinson 1964 Catalog 30428 Nov 23 (a) 0745 at sea medium fat. 472 slender billed shearwater wt 42.5 gms. estivage flesh on inside, dark gray on outer sides, bill gray with black tip, iris dark brown. 30429 Nov 23 (a) 6800 heavy fat 473 S.B. shear wt 541 gms. testes 3x1/2mm feet and legs purpleish flesh on inner side, black on outer sides; bill gray, nostril and hook of bill black. iris dark brown. 30264 Nov 13. Kotabu I Makin Atoll Gilbert Is. 474 wt 587 gms. testes 7x4mm Rifferson iris yellow, mandible light gray with horn; maxilla brownish (horn both lighter at tips); feet and legs light green with lemony yellow soles. 30430 Nov 23(b) 1415 at sea very heavy fat. 475 S.B. shear wt 560 gms. testes 3x1/2mm iris dark brown, bill gray with black nostril and hook; feet and legs light purpleish flesh on inner side and black on outer sides and tip of feet. 30431 Nov 23(b) 1705 at sea no fat 476 White-necked petrel wt 397 gms. very heavy iris dark brown, bill black upper and lower tip with slight grayish cast; legs whitish pink; feet and web proximal portion whitish pink, distal portion and claws black.

Haber LN Catalog 1967 30432 No Fat Nov 24. At SIA 0655 477 Kermadic Petrel wt 328 gms t.tes 4x1mm. iris dark brown, legs and proximal portion of foot light fleshy grayish brownish, distal foot black, bill black. 30403 Nov 19. Arvnnkk Atoll Gilbert Is. 478 & Anous stolodus wt 518 gms iris dark brown bill black, feet and legs fleshy brown. 30433 Nov 24 At SIA 0945 479 White Niskel Petrel wt 469. Ovary 13x4mm legs and proximal foot whitish, distal foot black, bill black, iris dark brown, No fat. 3024 Nov 10. Kabimbock Is. Jaluit Atoll Marshall Is 480 Reel Heron wt 503 gm t.tes 6x2mm iris yellow, bill upper blackish yellow, lower grayish yellow yellow tips; feet and legs yellowish green, soles yellowish claw spalt V greenish 30217 Nov 11 Jaluit Is Jaluit Atoll Marshall/Is. 481 & Anous stolodus wt 205 gm bill black, iris dark brown, feet and legs brownish black. t.tes 8x4 30434 Nov 24 At SIA 15 35 482 Red-tailed tropic bird wt 856 gms (stomach 117g) t.tes 6x2 mm iris dark brown, bill red with black stripe at nostril and light orange at base. legs and proximal foot light blue, distal foot black stomach contained fish mouth lining violet. porcupine fish about 4" long

Hubbell Catalog 1964 30435 Nov 25, at sra 0820 483 Lorchis storm-petrel wt 37gms ?? bill feet and legs black, iris dark brown. medium to low fat. 30210 No 10 Enysor's fulwit Atoll 484 Reef/Noron wt 609 gms OOA rp 15x7mm Lowerum brun slightly enlarged culicif Feet and legs yellowish green with lemon yellow soles. iris yellow, facial skin yellow; mandible dull yellow with an orange cast, maxilla similar with brownish horn dorsally 30436 Nov 25 at sra 1323 wt. 782gms 485. Red tailed tropic 1mm ovary 13x5 granular stomach weight 48 gms. Iris dark brown; mouth lining violet; bill mottled black & orange, lighter at base, tarsus, upper 1/2 foot light blaz tip black. 30438 At sra No 0 25 1450 486 Wt. Tropicbird wt 395 gms. ovary 1x5mm legs and prox. midt foot light blue, distal foot black, iris dark brown, bill, upper light grayish blue with a black streak at nostril and black tip, lower light grayish blue with mottled with black tip No Fat. 30439 Nov 25 at sra 1622 487 Cook's gnatl. wt 156gm testis 2x1 1/2mm iris dark brown, bill black, legs and proximal foot whitish tlesh color; outer foot midclaws black, medium fat

Huber 1924 Journal 30440 Nov 25 1710 488 swla dark red/brown wt 1825 gms. Testes 10x2mm iris gray, bill greenish gray, facial skin dark gray, feet and legs gray. 30279 Nov 14. Jukurete's Markin Atoll Gilbert Is 489 Reddy turnstone (our little solution friend #652+498) w.t 97.5 gms. o vary 8x3mm bill gray-black, iris dark brown, feet and legs dull orange dusky tawny. 30441 Nov 26. At S2A 2115 490 Leachis storm petrel wt 32 gms. testes 1/8x7mm iris dark brown; bill, feet and legs black. 30442 Nov 27 at S2a = 0130 491 Leachis storm petrel wt 34 gms testes 1/4x3/4mm iris dark brown; bill, feet and legs black. 30224 Nov 11 Ligeon Is. Jaluit Atoll Marshall Is. 492 Bala Sala wt 855gm testes 10x7mm iris gray with brown inner ring; gular [?] mottled bluish-black orbital skin light greenish- blue; Facial skin light orange-pink, bill light blue feet and legs orange-red.

Huber 1964 Catalog 30272 Nov 13. Katabu Is Makin Atoll Gilbert Is. 493 Sula leucogaster wt 126 gms ovary 15x7mm Feet and legs pale yellow; iris gray, bill and gular pouch gray; facial skin gray with dark spot in front eye. 25014. Oct 9. Savd Is. Pacific oc. 494 Fregatta minor Tistis (?) 5x2mm Bill Flesh,-This Darkbrown /Gular Pouch Blue. feet and toes white 30231 Nov 11, Lyirow Is Jaluit Atoll Marshall Is 495 Fregatta aris wt 646 gms tistis 10x5mm Feet dark brown bill light purple-horn; mouth lining light orange; gular pale orange. feet and legs brown. 30219 496. Sula leucogaster wt 1130gms tistis 7x3 iris gray; bill feet and legs light chalky finish. 30220 497 Sulit Sulit wt 470 gms ovary 20x1mm L.oun 2mm, slightly retargzd oculant. Iris gray with brown ring inside; bill agust blue; gular black, eye ring light blue,/facial skin pink feet and legs rose red. 30222 498 wt 84 gms. tistis 10x6mm. bill light blae iris gray with darkin gray innering; eye ring light blue+blue, gular pouch black, mottled with blue, facial skin pink; feet/legs pale orange.

Hobson 1964 Catalog 30223 Nov 11 Lijeron Is Jaluit Atoll 499 Sula Sula wt 820gms testis 10mm Iris gray with slight pinkish gray; bill light blue; gular black; mottled with blue. orbital skin light greenish blue + blue; facial skin light orange-pink feet & legs pale orange red. 30144 Aradjaarik Is. Erikas Atoll 6ct27, 1964 500 Sula leucogaster wt 122gms. testis 20x16 mm; feet and legs pale-green iris gray; bill; facial skin and gular pouch varying shades of blue to blue-black. 30145. 501 testis 22x10mm 1135gms median cut. feet & legs pale blue-green; Iris gray; bill, gulars skin and gular pouch varying shades of blue to blue black. 36142 502 wt 1170gms + testis 17x8mm. Iris gray; bill, facial skin and gular pouch varying shades of blue; feet and legs blue-green 30229 Nov 11 Lijeron Is. Jaluit Atoll 503 Sula sula wt 1012 gm ovary 22mm L. ovaum 7mm slightly enlarged oviduct. Iris gray with brown inner ring; bill light blue; gular black, orbital skin light blue+blue, facial skin pink. feet and legs medium rose-red.

Hubru 1964 Catalog. 30225 Nov.11 Jaluit Atoll Lizard Is. 504 Sula sula wt 93gms. tarsi 8x2mm Iris gray with brown inner ring; bill light blue, tip blackish orbital skin light purple; rest of facial skin pinkish crit and legs pale red. 30160 Nov 3. Kwanjalin Is. Kwajalein Atoll 505 shoulder duck. 405 gms. (?) Iris yellow-brown, upper mandible brown-gray, orange at edge & base, lower mandible orange; legs & toes orange, webs & points light brown, nails dark brown, mouth lining tongue flesh. 30149 506 Pintail duck wt 799gms ovary 8x1mm granular Iris dark brown; bill dark gray, lighter below; mouth lining flesh, tarsus & toes gray-brown webs black shoulder duck 30159 507 tarsi 5x2mm wt 420 mm Iris yellowbrown, upper mandible brown-gray, orange. at edge & base, lower mandible orange; legs & toes orange. Joints & webs light brown, nails dark brown, mouth lining flesh-white, tongue flesh. 30227 Nov 11, Lizard Is. Jaluit Atoll 508 Sula Sula 79gms tarsi 10x7mm Iris gray with brown inner ring; bill light blue; gray gray black; orbital skin light blue mottled with black; facial skin pink; feet legs pale reddish.

Huber 1967 Journal they see the cuckoo walking on the dirt road many times. If you want to see or shoot the purple swamphens here how. Trail #2 Ridge Trail #0 cut through top of Ridge Ridge Trail #0 Takes Trail #1 at Sunrise and keep good lookout spread out and as you are comingly bends and you will see swamp hens jumping up and flying down [illegible] below trail. Also barred rails. Also watch banana trees and road as you one go up to trail. From the road to the stop point is the good part for swamphens from that stop point on is good for pigeons and doves. Trail #2 is good for the hornedates and starlings. It goes to the highest peak on the island. Trail [illegible] of the Out of Order

Huber / 1965 Journal Jan 26 Hono - at sea. Had some trouble getting out here, because of ice + rain in todo. all planes were canceled. so I had to drive 300 miles to Chicago and take the plane out of there. I spent about 15$ driving there (tolls+gas) and got a 6$ refund on my plane ticket. Not a very good ratio. I am getting screwed already this trip - no excursion. Nobody. back at the SI (except people who don't know anything about stuffing big birds) likes cotton bodies. I can't put up as good a skin with a cotton body, so this next batch of birds shouldn't help my standing at all. If Earl in my army ever gives me doing birds with cotton bodies he'll never help me with birds again. Bober will never talk to me again. Arrgh. I hope we don't collect many large birds this trip. Since I've got to skin a lot of the birds I wish someone would let me have a say as to what I skin with. With all the tops of sandust available to the project I find 100 % of cornmeal about for skinning. No wonder the project is always complaining about its birds being so good. Maybe someday it will learn that top quality birds can't be put up with poor quality materials.

Huber 1964 Journal Jan 28 At sea Woke up last night to the sound of sooty turns. When I went outside most had already left but I could still hear about 8 of them. One that was calling, called a high pitched squeak (not a call). I was probably a young one but I not [illegible] sure because it didn't call while I was there. The night before last there were sooties around the ship also. Feb [1] Howland Is. Bandied 18 graybacks 6 Wandering tattlers 2 common moorhens 2 Sallanphone. 13 hundred sooty terns last night [illegible] (1300) Feb 2 Howland Is. Banded 7 grayback terns and 3500 sooties last night When we first approached the island on Jan 30 Saw 3 and maybe 4 storm petrels. (Lizko type) Less than a mile E of the Ir. On the night of the 1st Feb. Two storm petrels came aboard the ship but the sailors released them before me knew about them Saw a sooty tern incubating a turbine shell last night. Something still believe in miracles. (3507) Feb 4 Oaka Ir. There were a lot of turtles here. I suppose there is about 30 to 10 for the Island. They range from [illegible] 14 inches to full grown adults. Most are at the Windjacket surf.

Journal Feb 6. McKan. Why do storm petrels come in twos? I've got a good idea why. But what puzzles me is how they can be so separate yet be together. Doesn't make much sense so far does it? Many times at sea I see a storm petrel and then 3 or 4 min later see another one. These birds are always far out of sight of each other. Somehow I think the they know where the other of the pair is. These may be the only storm petrels seen that day or the same thing may happen a couple of hours later. On the shearwater in the marshalla trip two came aboard the same night only not at the same time. (The only stormpetrels that came aboard the whole two months) This trip off howland Two came aboard the same night at different times again. What's going on??? Saw a Phoenix Island petrel from the rubber boat as we left Baker. No came within 1500 feet of the island. 31 Hawaiian Nuthies 6 Wandering tattler 1 Bulwars pat. / Roddy turn stone /garden plover 27 WT Sheara hers 1000 Sooty terns 57. UTS petrels 2 BT. Curlew Banded 100 Grayback chick & RT. Tropichilds 1/2/38

Journal Feb 7 McKinn Turtle up digging around last night. Not a very big one. May be 200 lbs. Now I understand why sooty tern dance. To keep ticks off themselves. This place is overrun with ticks. Every foot of ground is peppered with hundreds of ticks. The less sooty moves the more ticks walk on him. The poor incubating sootie are just covered with ticks. The ticks go for the feet legs + bill, [illegible] Bill, legs and last feet in line of preference. Some cases are pretty bad. The ticks like to bulldoze, so consequently the forehead is sometimes pushed clean of skin. Went skin diving today. Saw three sharks. All clearfin type one white tip other two normal tan colored ones (not black tip) Feb 7 banded. 800 sooties 100 Audubons 100 common noddies 80 White throated storm petrels 1 Red tailed tropic 70 bulwer's petrels 1 wandering tattler 2 golden plovers 10 Bristle thytes (corks) 5 wedge tailed shearwaters 1100 Apparently ticks don't bother Procelliformes. And only little harm to noddies. [This is from looking at birds mixed in with sootie]

Journal Feb 10 Biwiti Banded # 17 Blue faced boobies, 3 warwing tattlers 1 Golden plover, 8 Ruddy turnstone, 5 Grayback turns. 6 Brown boobies. Night Saw a huge sea turtle underwater yesterday. I seemed to fly through the water. Also saw a barracuda and two types of sharks. One shark was either aggressive or very curious. It followed me all the way to shore circling all the way. The circling itself doesn't bother me too much normally but when the circle has a four foot radius I get worried. Sharks are really impressive animals. This one would look like it was leaving and when it got about 50' away it would start swimming directly toward me and wouldn't change course until about 4 feet away. After doing this a couple of times it impressed me so much I decided to leave. The other type of shark was the common sand shark. It was it very aggressive and sometimes was downright chicken. There was a noticeable change in his attitude when the other shark came's. Each shark seemed to give the other confidence. The barracuda was like some one I've ever seen underwater both ~~ shot away ~~ upon seeing me.

Journal Feb 1) Bimini I. I am convinced we are losing 90% of our #8 Blue faced boobies. They are just too large for the boobies. I've always been amazed at the high number of immature blue faced boobies around that are unbanded. We banded every chick in the phenoix group for the last two years, yet 1/4 of the young birds don't have bands. Last night I found a damn that the #8 slipped on and off the foot without any effort. This has happened many times before. But a new thing also happened last night. I found a subadult with a green paint ring around the neck (old painting) and no band. Conclusion! there ought to be some way we could colorwork or tag a bird with a #8 band so we could tell if it's lost. Another thing we ought to paint our band strings as we use them when we band sooties and woodies. This way the bander could tell at a glance (without wasting time by picking up the bird and reading number) whether the birds was banded that night or not. This would also help get more returns because if one has a group of woodies (that flush at the slightest disturbance) one won't grab the wrong bird if he can see it was banded that night or the nights before.

Journal Feb 11 Birnie The paint wears off in a couple of months and using a different color for each island, then you saw a group of banded birds and one with a different color than for that island, the person could make a special effort to get the number instead of grabbing a bird he banded the night before. If everybody painted each band string before they band so that everybody banding average would jump up because they wouldn't be wasting time Friday up and reading numbers of the previous nights banding. I know out of 1500 birds a night my average would jump up 300 birds for about a minute times by everybody to paint the band strings. I also think it would help get more returns by eliminating wasted times of picking up your own (and fellow banders) birds of that night. A big turtle (150 lbs) came up on shore probably a moth ago and died while digging a hole. Collected barnacles off it, no tag. (I think one of the projects big mistakes is not having turtle tags which Dr Carr would gladly let us have. I personally could have banded 7 so far. And I have never gone to the leeward just turtles are abundant.

Journal Feb 17 Endabury Banded 1000 sooties, 14 Hawaiian Noddis 2 Bluefaced, 2 Brown Boobis last night Saw a sooty tern last night (click) whose feet were half grey Feb 17, CANTON Banded 189 Grayback terns, 28 sooties and 1 wedgetailed shearwater. Could it be that the reason why the sootie colonies move around from spot to spot on the same island is a natural tick control? As I said before the only birds the ticks seem to feed on (birds) are sooty terns. If the colony moved from spot to spot then each new spot would be relatively tick free. And by the time the colony got back to its original spot the ticks will have died out. On Endabury for example there were 6 colonies. 10, 191 The only colony very infected with ticks was the one closest to the Geore heap (1) At Number 2, I found 2 ticks out of about 1500 chicks. Colony Number 4 found no ticks out of a 1000 chicks. didn't see any ticks in colony #3 (but didn't band there. The only trouble with

"Journal" my theory is that I didn't do any might badly at colonies 5 and 6 [illegible] so I can't say anything about the two new colonies that are closest to the old spot of the original breeding colonies of the previous months before. Before thing is certain, no colonies were breeding where they [illegible] bred before. Also only one out of four new colonies were infested with ticks. Colony #7 eggs and small chicks. Colony #20 1/4 large chicks that will fly soon. Colony #3,5,6, eggs and few small chicks. The odd thing is, is that the oldest colonies #2,4 doesn't have ticks and a new colony #1 [illegible] is infested with ticks. I am getting confused or mkesou [Drawing of bird] squawse olgors breeding. colony 1,5,4,3 one egg colony 2 on eggs and few chicks A new colony #1 was so tick infested that there was about 10 ticks a [illegible] bird. Colony 4 not many ticks but present. Colony 3, ?, colony 2 mild infestation of ticks. Colony 5 few ticks. Why the ticks in new colony #1.. Arrggh! One theory shot to hell.

Journal Feb 19 AT SEA. Saw a weird Procelliformes today: It was bulwer size maybe [illegible] but with slightly shorter wings. Sort of like a small all dark Bonin. It was brown above with a white cap and lighter brown on the underside of the wings. It appeared for all the world like a Hawaiian moddy but it was definately a procelliformes and probably a petrel. I think it had a roundal tail but am not certain. I did not see any fork. It [illegible] looked like a cross between a harowar mod and a Bonin in appearance. Alexander has no bird in it which resembles it at all. Feb 21 - Samoa. Last time I was here I went to a place.

"Journal" Feb 21 SAMOA. At this place I saw a noddie colony of about 200+100 Noddies (common) nesting in trees. About 60' tall. The trees grow up A wall which rose at about an 80° angle out of the sea so that some nests were sometimes 500 strait above the water. Weird place for noddies to nest. I would carry to be a chick who could not fly in that colony. Come to think of it, I would hate to be a noddy. Feb.23 SAMOA. Found a starfish on a reef wall at about 15-20 ft. The wall was about 50 ft tall and stopped at 2-4 under the surface of the ocean. The starfish measures 13 inches across, has 10 legs that average 4 ½ " long (Also two bud legs 1" long) by 1½" at base and taper to a rounded point. It has red spines (average 1/4 inch long about 1/8" thick and tapers to a sharp point). Skin of animal is a dark purple. The body (not counting legs) is about 4" across) The tube feet are A transparent yellow. Feb.25 At sea A lot of wedgtails. (dark phase) within a mile of Samoa. and the soon faded to a few when half a day out of Samoa. With we could visit offshore islands around Tutuila. The only offshore island I can get to was so steep and d.

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

Haber W 1964 Journal March 4 at Sea Now for a world shattering question: What are 500 hundred adult and immature [illegible] lesser frigate birds doing roosting in trees (in a long) on Atal if they never nest there? Some with the sooty terns. Continuously all day flocks of sooty terns (from 2-25) fly all over around the island. When asked if they laid eggs there they said no and that the nearest place they knew of that the scotics [sooties] laid eggs was Sydney is. There are so many sooties around that they "catch 50-68 a day" as the natives told me. They take captured sooties and take them out in the ocean and tie strings to these sooties legs and let them squawk and fly around the boat. When the other sooties come down to investigate they are caught with nests. One native [illegible] said after I shot a sooty that a man in the village has a band off of a bird & like that, (pointing to the sootie). But everybody (Maxaua Doy) wanted to leave in a hurry so I never had chance to ask this native to take me to the now. Also with great probablity there was another band in that village that we didn't bother getting, a ruddy turnstone bank. Woodward will go along with me in saying that it is very probable there were at least 2 if not three bands in the village. But when [illegible] natives brought the number

Heck's 1967. Journal of a Hawaiian waddy everybody (mos and Don) thought (for some unknown reason) that this was the only band in the village and didn't think it was worth while to check about the other two. Now back to my world shattering questions. What about the sloates and frigates. I've got many theories but none can be proved without boarding them. Since this is impossible because of the time involved I guess these guests will stay unanswered. But they're nice [illegible] to think about. March 7-8 Jarvis. Bandus, 138 Redfoota, 44 Bluefared 123 Bies, Sobies. last night and this morning March 9. Jarvis I guess all my infections finally got me, I became very sick on the Island. And when I went to see the doctor on this hip he said I had an infection of the lymph system. So with the help of about 5 pills about every 3 hours and rack times, plus a [illegible] little bit of project work to break the love doing of rack times I am starting to feel much better. I am still sore in spots but everything will be back to normal by Christmas and I can start feeling usual all at miswalle- ness again.

Hubris 1965 Journal March 10 Jarvis The cats here have adapted to our methods of hunting them. They are no longer afraid of me as they used to be. They are now afraid of lights, motion and sound. This means the days of the shotgun on Jarvis are over. We have to counteradapt. This is war. If we don't eliminate the cats this next trip all the shotgun skills, time and effort will have been for nothing. The first thing ATF has to do is steal the 22 rifle from ST SM. Then get a 4X scope installed on it. Then when we get to the island two people go out and hunt for cats together. One with a 12 volt hand light and the other with the 22. Aim between the two glowing eyes and chalk one cat off the list. This is the only way to get rid of the cats on Jarvis. ATF has to have an accurate long distance gun. March 12 + 13. Motu Upana and Cook Islands Banded 49 common noddies, 11 cristed terns. 351 Phoenix Is Petrels, 21 wedgetailed shearwaters, 185 Christmas Is., 27 Blackfoots, 24 St. Frigateas, 37 fairy terns, 5 Bluegray nody, 10 Tropic (Rothm) 50 Hawaiian noddies. March 14 Motu Tabu T 11732 263 Phoenix Is Petrel, 100 Christmas Is shearwaters, 90. Wedgetailed shearwaters, 11 common noddies, 2 St. Frigateas

Hubbell 1965 Journal March 15 At Sen. Don't know how I'm going to survive all this. Next year I'll be in college. No more thousands of birds, no more Hawaii and Samoa, no more petals, no nothing. After this project I'll never be satisfied with those drab, monochromic landbirds. I never see Nalekalala with the Dark-rumped petrels again. So goes the days of the lesser amakihi in Alaska. I'll never get to see the Laysan or the Bonin or the Booty Storm petrel. So goes the days of wild Surf and sharks while shivering. No more popoia. never Molokai. I may reach 80,000 but never 100,000. I'll never see The Silbertor again. No more Moa [illegible] Nallock or Ala moana. gone Kauai, Waiman, Molokai, Honiu, Maui. Time and rules will regain their position in my mind. How am I going to make the transition back to that dull life back in those dull states. Arrghh. March 16 Palmyra banded 1000 sooty terns. March 17. banded 500 sooty terns. March 18 Palmyra, Is. banded 210 Redfeet. G.T. 13,432

Huber 1965. Journal March 19 at 5:20 Food for thought again. There is something all wrong here. The general trend on this project is for quantity instead of quality. This in itself isn't too strange since it is a temporary project. What bothers me is that after a very elaborate explanation that became this is a temporary project as much information as possible has to be gotten out of the specimens Therefore the specimens do not have to be good but useable so that they can be studied now instead of in the future. So I start putting up useable skins so that they can be studied in the present. But then there nothing but complaints about how bad the skins look (this is after a big wheel came to H.S.T. and informed P.O.P.'s big wheel how bad our skins looked). Do I start putting up good skins which of course slows me down, this doesn't satisfy anybody either because not enough skins are put up. Isn't this interesting. This doesn't seem to be the only field that quantity is stressed. Bandig is another. Let's start off this sorties. I can see only two main reasons for bandig sorties. To find out where they goad to learn down many times a year they breed in when the breed travels and bandig.

Huber 1965 March 19 If we were to find out about breeding, we would record whether the sootie was sitting on an egg, mating etc or not. But we don't do this. So if that bird is cought 6 months later on the same Islands we can't say anything but that it is there 6 months later. It may or may not have been breeding either time. Do we really aren't proving anything. Next Where do they go when they leave the islands? We set up a grid area below the Leeward's and in two years it has proved only one thing. Our birds don't go there. There is a very definately trend of our land birds going north (as is proved by returns from Leawards Island birds). So why not start another or move the original grid north of the Leewards. Yes this is suspably out of our territory But so are the Tokelau, Gilbert Marshall and Aleutians. Also there is a lot of suspicion lately on shooting birds at sea but this is all the farther the empires gets. There is a very definite lack of enthusiasm about shooting Sooties, Wedgetails, Bushes and Albatross and Frizates. Reasons are because they never have!

a bird and they then need to be skinned. This lack of enthusiasm is not helping the persons aim at these birds either. Now if the if the emphasis was put on just getting the birds instead of shooting them I think the enthusiasm of the personnel would rise and with it the number of birds gotten. They there are many ways of getting birds at sea without shooting them. Chumming and or looking and netting for petrels, prats, shearwaters and albatross. Netting for sooties (which at the height of the season could amount to 60 to a landbird a day) and the proper use of lights at night for tropic birds and anything else. These live birds could not only be used by checking for leg bands but could be banded, blood sampled, parasitized, checked for molt, hood patch and anything else and released again in hopes of being picked up on other islands. This way we could have both quantity and quality instead of just quantity alone as in the past. Also as it is right now it is up to the leader of the groups to explain to the Captain how important it is to collect birds at sea and this does not have enough weight. Orders from someone of much higher lip should be

Heber 1965 March 19 at sun. Journal given to the captain so that we get better cooperation and thus more birds. The only ship that is any good for collecting is the shearwater and it is far from perfect. Oh well so goes one nights pondering. March 21 at sun. Somehow I feel guilty for not writing in my journal. So here I am again. Should write about the Sooty Shearwaters that are coming by but everybody else is. So in my loyal effort to prevent duplication I won't write about Sooty Sears. Right now I feel like running off to wake with a fifty tousand birds and hoping everybody would forget I was alive. But that won't do either. I'd get bored after the first 20 or so. Nine darn, two months of an ATF trip, 16 hours from port and I am not happy to be getting back. I should be happy. Arrgh! Why must man be dammed with a mind. The other animals lives are so simple. Out of sight out of mind for them. When danger passed they forget about it. It is past; it no longer concerns them. When they are hungry they eat and no more thoughts afford. They live each day as it comes. But with a mind that thinks. Each day has worries and frustrations. Not only of that day but days past and future. Out of sight still in mind.

Huber 1965 Journal March 24 4t 30 I hear so many people saying that if they had their lives to live over again they wouldn't change any of it. I can't think of any part of my life I wouldn't change if I could live it over. March 26. OAhm. Went out to Moleague point. There were about 550±50 Redfoots on nest, Thousands of sooties on the ground (probably eggs) on Molan More. I swear I saw a Black-necked Stilt sitting on a nest. There was a stilt sitting in a depression on a little mud islands about 4" out of the water and about 5' long by 2'wide out in the middle of a marsh pond about 100'-50' round. There was another stilt standing in water nearby. This was out in the flat grassy area alongside the main road just inside the gate to the Marine base. Also saw a family of 3 Anabichi's (two adult and one imm) out in the mountains by WAH & AWA. Also saw a Shrew Thrush by the small pond (with the big spillway under the road) up on the Pali. March 27, OAhm Went up to the sample bee again today and saw an immature and Adult Elepio together. Also a Zeothrix got quite excited and bounced around skatting with a caterpillar in its mouth. So it was probably just going

Hubar 1965 Journal April 10 Okha. Went up into the mountains today. Went up past the first main valley to the right of Monoa (as we faces them from North). The valley subdivides into two smaller valleys near the back. The right valley is the one to take. Go to the end of the road and there is a watershed area that greets you with a big sign that say many things, a couple of which are "KAPW" and "not to exceed 500.00" fine for entering. go past all these signs (on foot) good trail) and Kap following the trail to the first water fall (go up left side) and keep going till the second water fall (go up right side). From there on you are on your own to get to the Crater. Bush warblers in crater. Found a anabiki nest. (fresh green grass on in side) also saw 2 adults (imm anabiki), one partial adult Elepaio and immatures. found leiowhip and white eye nests (empty). The Gods are against me. last time I was scheduled to go to wake it was called off at the lost minute. Now two weeks ago I was scheduled

"Huber" 1965 April 10, Sun. Journal to get to wake again. The day before Pan Am went on strike (flew only Commercial got to wake). So I couldn't go till the next week. The strike was still on so I am rescheduled to go to Washington. Now the same day I leave for Washington Pan Am goes off strike. Argh! The best two weeks would have been idea moonrise for rooties but now I am rescheduled to go to Wake during a full moon. Arrgh. I know it's not right to expect everything but I feel something ought to go right for me something.

Huber LN 1965 Journal Arrived 1330 midday time. Contacted 000 then got a room at the BOA. This is Saturday and can't get security clearance to go to eastern till the office opens on Monday. Two sooty lordings nights shot. Thousands of Honiwa weddies and fairy terms in the casuarina trees. Honiwa weddies have completed nesting cycle & many immatures are flying around. Fairy terms are about midway in nesting cycle with mostly medium chicks. Saw the feathers and skeleton to Bonin island petrel. Woolpools are at extreme beginning of cycle with digging and few fresh eggs. They aren't too common but can be found in just about any thickly vegetated area away from houses. Planning to kite tomorrow. Have to go to SAR, seat to get boarding pass. This is quite a fantastic island. The birds mingle in with the people. Perfect compatibility. The fairy terms here are still friendly with people, in the southern islands the islands with sloff fairy terms and specks the fairy terms won't come near anybody. There's birds everywhere here on lawns and in window sills. Cats aren't allowed here and only small dogs. There was quite a grand storm the other day. It blew all the fairy chicks out of the trees. Because of the lack of predation by dogs and cats I thought I'd pull a cool one and band the chicks. I found out later that probably most of those chicks are dead now. Rats! Literally, rats, they run right

"up the trees and hill and eat chick terns. July 18 Sent To Nudney missed my plane to [illegible] Kine. The clock in the BOQ is 51 minutes slow and I got # to the airport just in time to see the plane warming up at the end of the runway. Damnable clocks! Burlgirl! I get here the wrong day so have to wait two days to get to be sooties. Two days shot, The very first day a string of 70's freak and falls all over the ground right outside the BOQ, I missed my plane to Kine. I am short money. I underestimated the number of dead bird world need, you dam out. Arrgike! Tomorrow am gong to the DX to get a camera. Have been waiting two years to get. Hope I don't break a leg on the way. Nerda BT, Cullen today. There is a set of telephone wires in front of the office mess, that has about 120 Nanaimoo Rode roost upon it every night, out of the 120 I counted 8 landed on one night. Arrgike! Lost the best of one day out two cans of spray paint while banding tropicbirds. The tropicbirds are at every stage of the breed cycle except chick ready to fly and fresh eggs. There is a monstrous fan on the wall flying room with it on it's too cold with it off it's too hot. Well at least my radio works. A lot of [illegible] tropicbird chicks and some albatross chicks have growth on their heads, it looks as if it will probably eventually cause their deaths. Albatross are at extremly cycle with chicks being island about 6 blackfoot chicks present and about 50 albatross chicks.

with t~~~ a dozen new ducks, stanky around have a wonderful trot. July 19 Easter I.S. Kidney Atoll. They footy term here don't stamp their feet. Three guess why: Out of two thousand birds build I only found two ticks. One tick a hundred, The same as now: ticks at all. Since the density of ticks has nothing to do with a rootie colony using the same spot every breeding season then I only thing I can think of is the moisture in the soil determines the tick populations. I built myself up all day today to 4000 in one night! It didn't get dark till 8:35 by 9:00 I had only 100 done. So with this depressing thing confronting me, I dropped quota to 3000 and it~~~ when the moon came up I dropped off to 2000 of it took me two and a half hours to do the last 700. Now still depressing, it takes a lot to build myself up to 4000 then have it shatters. Have a common rooty setting on a small nestly. The C rooks seem to be mostly on epp and large muthings. July 20. I bought myself a pocket transistor radio to use while birding. The most horrible ~~ thing about birding footy terms in the boredom I find myself talking to the birds and myself... And worse than

that I start thinking the same thought twice and sometimes three times in a row. I hate this. One time I caught myself on the fourth time around on the same thought. I think there is a total of 3 seals there they are usually on the sandbars at the mouth of the channel into midway lagoon. Saw a orange streamered sootie this afternoon, but after three unsuccessful tries of catching it by sneeking upon it behind 5

Hub u/ 1965 Journal 19 nt Six food for thought again. there is something all wrong here. The all trend on this project is for quantity of quality. This in itself isn't so e since it is a temporary project. bothers me is that after a very rate explanation that because is a tempory project as much infractor ossible has to be gotten out of the specimen, eore the specimens do not have to good but useable so that they can studied now instead of in the future. Instnt & putting up useable skins hat they can be studied in the present. Though there nothing but complaints at how bad the others look (this is after gig wheel came back to the ST, and infrared D a big wheel by Bolowskins told). of start putting up good skins uch of course slows down this March The gener meto stra Wha elab this as g Thi be be x Do so+ But ab a t PO Do u

July 22 Easton TX. I've got a good one. I wonder what code F+W gives on it's recovery schedule for a bird that dies from starting a panic. I was out landy last night when I came upon a small clearing with about twenty scoters in it. I started banding it and had gotten 5 added recisions of getting the rest when one panicked and went charging through the group scattering birds in all directions. Before you could say, "You shouldn't have done that bird" he was dead. These birds die in some unusual ways. July 23. I had set the alarm for 4:30 pm today but I apparently shut it off and went back to sleep because I woke up a 11:15 pm I just made it to the 12:00 pm boots. That was close.. If I had missed that I would have had to do better that 3,000 a day to get my quota for the rest of the time remaining. And I don't think I could do it (on vacation anyway) Got two more Johnston's scoters within about 3 minutes of each other in different parts of this log. Just luck I guess. I just couldn't band 2 forest birds a night, 9 nights in a row without this radio. July 24. Easton Saw a redfoot nest on the ground today. They built deep in the scarola in a little pocket on the ground. It was built up about 1 1/2 feet high with sticks. This is the first time I have

seema red fort nest on the ground on the northern islands. Also had an egg in it. July 25 Restin Is. Saw a huge orange streamered BT Curves sitting on top of a 301 telephone pole. [illegible] down casually, hazy along tonight, Concentrating on my radio while all of a sudden whole harling operation came to an abrupt halt. The band would it go on the leg. I look down to see why. and guess what. The foot had two feet on one leg. This made the leg twice as wide. How about that 3 footed sootie.. I guess guess if a person handles thousands of sooties he is bound to remember unusual things. Well I just did 4,000 Sooty tern nest trips. Sitting around with clicks is a snap compared to shutts. I could have done 400 more if I hadn't had some trouble with dry band and tag co. putting band on the tubes too tight. Collected a weird color blue red tailed tropic bird nesting [illegible]. Where the black barring is supposed to be it is light greyish brown. But instead of being blackbird to flesh and distant white tail instead of being dark is light grey and legs instead of being bluish flesh is white.. I haven't found any ternored tropic birds or albatros on easter, only on sand.

July 26 rained out July 27. I made it. Just by the skin of my tooth at 0730 finished boat Sootic Goat. at 1130 finished last fang turn around and left island at 1600 after going through checkout procedure. Just about broke myself up last night trying to catch an orange streamered sootie. Next timed see one from a bicycle I think I will save a lot of time and trouble and fall over the handle bars [illegible] right away and then go after the bird on foot. But some stroke luck the bird was still there after I got reorganized. Aug 4. French Frigate Shoals Terns. When I first came onto tern island I wouldn't have estimated over 25 fang terms in the casuarina trees. Since then I have landed over 60. Knowing this I start to wonder about my fang term estimate on Midway. Aug 5 - [illegible] 15 East Is. / Whole Is. East Is. There are on te average 4 turtles a night on the island digging around. Also everynight we were on east--- there were turtles hatching. On whole There are about 4-5 turtles a night digging and only two of the nights any turtle were seen.

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till I felt myself getting insane and woke up. Needless to say right outside the tent next to my head, a bunch of woodstorks were fighting. They kept it up the rest of the night so I couldn't get any sleep. I felt like killing those woodstorks and if it hadn't been for some faint traces of dawn I would have killed them. The dreams correct themselves don't seem odd to me, but the fact that I dreamed them seems odd. These are the first times I have ever dreamed stags going insane and to dream both of them within 3 days is worse. Aug 16-28. French Frigate Shoals. Fact Is. When I first arrived on East Island a few weeks ago there was a young seal here than a week old (probably about 4 days). It? I saw nothing protective. On Aug 25 I didn't see my protective young very chubby and about 4 feet long. Night of August 25 young found alone on shore sleeping. Ever since then it has been alone both day and night. On the night of Aug 27 I found a clutch of turtle eggs hatching and helped 106 young into ocean (a large number got eaten by crabs and lost before they reach ocean) about 6 of the young were deformed when dug out of clutch. Eggs about 14 miles down. One bad egg found in clutch. On Whale Bay saw a turtle lay 84 eggs, about 50% of the time the same in two's the rest single, no 3 at a times.

Hulbert 1965 Journal The people at the Loran station say that there are many sharks at Whale Is. But I saw none. They [illegible] went over themselves but they said they didn't see any and were surprised by the lack of sharks. Apparently this is not their breeding season. Out of 5 sharks caught so far all have been 3 1/2 - 5 foot males except one which was a 3 foot 9. These sooty terns are counting a lot over East Island. I guess this is the first time I've noticed. They will fly around sometimes so high as to be specks in the sky. They will fly around in pairs and their wing beats will be rapid and short. They will travel about around 4' apart (sometimes almost touching each other) and turn their heads in such away as to expose more of the throat to the other birds. I don't know if anybody knows this but there is a common noddly colony on Oahu proper. It is on the steep side of Mokapu point down by the ocean. It is in a large depression in the cliff. There is a color phase of sooty tern on these northern islands that isn't on the southern island. It is the speckled forehead plus the white barring on the back. There are a few sooties with speckled heads that occur in the southern island but even the speckling is different between the northern and southern sooties. And the big thing is that I don't remember ever seeing a [illegible] tern.

Huber LW 1965 Journal backed sooties in the southern islands, there may have been one or two in the last two years but they are at the very most rare in the southern islands. Where they are common and and I also saw many on Midway and Wake (but much less than up here). Trig Island (here) must be a roosting island for turtles rather than a main laying island as it East ad Whale. Most of the turtles are either big males or small females (One day it was 100% " " " " ) But on Easter whole the majority is big females. Aug 29- Sept 2 FF Shale. I was sitting on the shore of Whale Island on Aug 30 (at night) when I heard some weird sounds. They sounded like a spring chorus of Bufos. They were so loud that the ground vibrated with their calls. The weird thing about the calls is that they came from underground. They seemed to be loudest between 10 ft from shore and 20 feet from the vegetation line. Many calls seemed far away and others seemed as if they were within 2 or 3 feet of me. I didn't hear them anywhere but on the leeward side of the TErm Island end of Whale Island.

"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.

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.

Huber LP 1966 Journal June 21 Wake Is. Saw 5 Reddystonstone in ponds plus 1 Goldflaver and one wandering tittler. Also caught a subadult Redtailed tropic bird that was flying over Sooty colony on Wilkes. Saw six W.T. Tropic flying together over antenna field area. And saw a orange streamed Sooty turn on Flipper point. The Streamer was just a stub. Last night as we passed by the airport at about 10:30pm I saw [illegible] bird flying over the terminal area that looked like a Newells in size color and shape. A couple of minutes later we went back to Terminal area and saw a red-footed booby flying over. Just as we finished watching the redfoot I noticed a bird sitting on the pavement in front of the terminal. It was a wedge-tailed shearwater. Upon skinning it I found a bloodclot on the neck just in back of the head and also one on the humerus of a wing. Probably ran into one of the flights. I went back to the terminal at 17:30 that night and saw sooty terns flying over. Also saw what appeared to be another wedgetailed shearwater flyin low and circleing over a flat patch of grass at the north side of the terminal. I am not sure about the identification but it's color and flight appeared to be wedgtail. Definitely 3 streamed sootics that we didn't catch on Wake probably more. Yesterday saw a fairly large fish in the terminal ponds. It just had been around 8 inches and it's tail kept coming out of the water. So that two species of fish in these ponds. Also have seen 2 species of shrimp and what I think are two species of gecko.

Huberka 1966 Journal Nov. 24 somewhere in the impenetrable ocean. Reading through a batch of sooty tern I came upon something interesting. Yesterday at 07°18S 173°18'W, about (in weymouth miles) 180 miles from the nearest breeding island (Hull), I collected 5 ad. sooty terns. Aside from their all being BT, which may or may not mean something, they possibly show a good story with possibly, a interesting ending (to me anyway). Each bird when arranged in order of progressive molt of the primaries and secondaries are only one primary ahead of the preceding bird. When placed in order of progressive tail molt 4 out of the five correlates with the primaries. I am going to have to stop here and explain my theories (or better yet ideas) on the etiology of sooty tern Primolt. For convenience sake I will break it down to Betsy's P-1-3 replaced, 4-6, replaced, 7-9 replaced and their 10 replaced. So at sea bird I cannot correlate molt with anything but say were over islands. New=old-new would be on offshore high forefood paths). 1-3replaced would be on mid to wey large chick), 7-6 would be only imm and shortly beyond after they leave the island (Prepatation & patch). and T# 7-10 somewhere out of sea many days date (perhaps on this watering ground. I don't know whether they normally make another round at molt or not before they come back to the island to breed or not but I suspect not. But anyway by the time they start nesting again P#1 is about 1/2 grown and R#6 is about 1/2 grown. When they settle down to nest BP is almost all unfeathered. R#6 band new and unbroken and Pal new. Well to get back to my 5 sooty coll at Sea. Bird #1 loss R all new but #6 1/2 and P1-7new 8-10old first step. Huberka 1966 Journal 24 Nov-, somewhere with watery horizon all around us, I guess I'd better present this in a better way. P B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 N N N N N N W/ O O O N N N N N N NN / % O N N N N N N NN NN / % N N N N N N NN NN N W N N N N N WW WN 8 7x3 7x3 8x1 4x3 5x3 Tail #6 1/2 N N N slightly W badly worn Bleeding through? W - worn (outworn vane and turnold foot) N - new O - old G - grown R repeating 1 bone bithodolain if it didn't henused. I know I read for more than five birds to show anything but what I am getting at is do birds that decision for some outside stimulus do not go back to the island to breed every year (weak, sick, lack of food supply around breeding island, bad weather for breeding etc) go through a partial breeding cycle at sea. Like, for example gorade gosip and regura and BP partially unfeathered and then repeateth. Just try I shot a almost ad subad and it's ovary was up but it's oviduct had never been used. ? ???

Hibberd 1966 Journal 28 Dec. Miday Atoll Sand Is. Arrived at about 2pm (Hosteltown) and went about the usual miscellaneous chicken. Jwent around and played with the alligators. It seems as if the average is 3 incubated for most of the area, about say 40% gone, 3% are still laying. No chicks at all. Don't know too much about the Blackfots or D'ur for baby, I've seen all being about 5 world old also. Another huge field across from the Terminal as I must to the force of the full area across from the BOQ. Spent much time looking for WTS + RTTB but none to be seen. One small FT chick seen but no other evidence of nesting. FT Poplatin say down with only 20 a so seeing during the day but none came into roost at night. The trees around the BOQ have 4 robbings on egg about 39 well incubated and the rest appear to be nearly so, no chicks. Probably about 40 nests. Another three acres street of Chiefs club show about 15 nests with about 27 eggs, hand mouths and 3 large nestlings. Many other H.N nesting around Jelen in groups. Many roosting. Checked about 50 Borin Island B and all but one had brood patch covered over. The one that didn't had its BP & unfeathered. Fresh plumeage, I took as if they are getting ready to breed. Saw one Painted in the new nest to the BOQ. On Palaf about 30 ruddies, 8 Plan scattered singly. 29 Dec. Miday Phil Sand Is. Saw the ninth Painted again on the opposite side of the BOQ, + 4 more almost at the same time, out in the lagoon. Golden plovers and ruddies common. Found about 30 more BFA nests. On average nests of BFA seem to be 3/4 - 7/2 incubated this week on the SW shore along runway. 30 Dec. Kure Atoll. Flew over to Kure about 10:30 pm. we circled almost wave top level over the whole neck of reef and over seal island. Counted 6-2 seals on the mainland and 12 on Kure. Also saw an adult porty tern over the Kure lagoon. Went out at about 3pm and walked around Island. Hibberd 1966/67 Journal 30 Dec. Pure Counted 4 underings, about 9 ruddies & about 4 BFA plovers. Saw one nearly shore bird and attempted to collect it but the bird was out of range when I shot. The interesting thing about this is tonight I went out at about 10 pm to check incubation stages of the alligators by cardlaming. Well I found my slot & sand piper next to the egg in a BFA nest, nest under the BFA also. Off I still peek, it was definitely slot and dead. Weird luck. Only from the shot holes the sand had a large bruise on its side. So I guess the sandy had walked too close to the BF and in its slot condition did not escape in time the BF. Then maybe after a turn the BF then used the dead bird for nest material. Possible? Who knows who got the bird now. Lewis saw a large gull over antenna field and one of the Coast Guard men here reports a Cormorant. Nothing seems to be nesting except the alligators. Borin & Islands small over but no nests. I counted 67 rad RFB + 5im for the Radar reflector in the evening. Lewis counted 83F 75rd RFB 85,6B 80 RFB from the other towers. 3 Jan Kure Atoll Green Is. A seal had a pup on the very tip of north point tonight. When I arrived about the pups was dead. The pup still had mother's body + umbilical cord still attached and the (so) 3, oh well I hate to say this but mother was still flashy so must have arrived minutes too late. The tide was coming up and the higher waves were washing around the pups may have drowned during birth or maybe it was just simply from food. There was a total BFB on the point also it had her all over it belly, right leg and wing. BF All are an 3/4 incubated eggs + layson or 5 incubated eggs. H Jan Kure heard a BT Culum toot while eating lunch in the mess. Also heard couple of RTTB cooing.

"Halesville 1966 Journal were had large chicks. Red feet nest on the side in the area of dirt to the extent that many of the plants are seemingly killed. Even though the same ridge grows commonly along the south shore there are not many RFB nests in it. About everyday a school of 8-12 porpoise swim slowly by about 300' feet off the reef, The reef all around Jarvis is all normal reddish algae. The west shore which has green algae all over it. The algae starts about [illegible] in very small clumps, just about 4" across at the NW end and about halfway between the NW end and the Day fish boat wreck the reef has gradually gotten greener and greener till at that bluff any point -the reef is very green and stays green till the SW point of the island where it becomes reddish again. There is a plot of about 1300 redfeet mostly seabed in the big open area just South of the guano umbige and another one of about 200 mostly seabed about 400' north east of the house. In both cases these clabs are in a RFB nesting area. Saw a RFB wander on to the area of FBB and the BB chased and fought the RFB off its territory. Directly North of the lighthouse towards the center of the island are two small breeding colonies. One of about 800 and the other about 3000 birds, almost all on eggs or small nestled chicks. All nests are on clumps of cyprinus, and not on the flatground. At the very center of the island there is another colony of about 3000 birds, breeding status not determined.

Haber 1966 Journal Aug 7-10 Jarvis Is. The cats don't seem to have increased since my last visit in 1964. I don't think the total number exceeds 30 and is probably closer to 20. They seem to be much healthier this time than last. Probably because of the increased food supply (missed birds). Almost impossible to run them down this time. Sawa maximum of seven in one night. Four juvies were in or around the guano workings and three which were at the small sooty colony at the north end of the island. But later I saw only one at the main sooty colony. It was a 2 with 3 hatching. It had its den in a ravine in a clump of Lipturus. This clump was at the very north end of the sooty colony and only about ten feet from the last nesting sooties. Shot one cat out of the wreck during the day. I noticed in several spots usually near the sooty colonies, holes dug out in the ground in clumps of Lipturus or other thicker plants. Don't think these are fox nests for cats as the holes are not similar to bird diggings. They are about 1/2 foot wide and 2 feet deep. Not much signs of bird killings by cats. Possibly they prefer mice which at the present time seem to be undergoing a population explosion. Wilson Jarvis, the first day egg collector walked off with the egg of a RTTB in the house. Each morning there was a trogobird shuffling around in that spot and I assume it is the trogobird that lost its egg or its mate. Two days later it

Hubert LN 1966 Journal There must be a great change in the ground among the rocks. Or even the rocks themselves, when we were on Jonio in 1963 we marked many RT0 nests sites with paint. Now the paint is still there in fine condition but the rocks are half buried and impossible to nest under. Either the rocks are shifting sooner or the island sand is building higher. There are probably 800-1000 birds in those rocks. I found two nests with two med. young each. ??? Maybe? or just maybe two nests so close together that the young stay next to each other for warmth. (both examples seen at night without the adults) The BFB nested mostly just a ring around the hotel between the vegetation line and 400' feet inland. Probably about 1000-2000 birds (500 in one clump center of island) (150 in cluf by light house) and the rest scattered in smaller clumps elsewhere) and 3,000 mostly around the rest of the island. After DO nesting around the stone shore maybe 20 all together and many nests in the grass workings. Several large clubs of Browns around the-the shore two of which had about 75 browns each, a few small clubs of them, some roosting at night in the grass workings. No red tailed hawks lately along east shore except but a few (maybe 20) nesting at the northwest and maybe about 150 nesting on the west shore. Reforts nested in scattered spots almost always in the presence of Sidia around the south side and SW side, and N middle. Most were nesting in the open areas scrubbed about 400' north of the house and as far asard around the grass workings. Probably about 50 RFB nests around grass workings, mostly on large rapp nestings and a few eggs. all brown nests seen

Helonka 1966 Journal 3 Dec. Phoenix Is. Aside from the usual nasty thoughts about our captain of always noticing something about the sooty sooties that differs from the northern sooties but as of yet I've never written about it. Why in the southern islands one never sees vast numbers of subad and weird color phases (gray edging to back feathers or crown feathers) as one does in the northern sooty tern colonies. And as for as that goes there always seems to be a lack of roosting birds in the southern colonies. Food for thought. Mights not possibly people on several of the breeding islands be involved. Or maybe might Honisland be in an area where nasty of nesting birds spend their first couple years of their life and are attracted to the breeding colonies. The latter sounds better. 7 Dec. Endbury Is. On Phoenix island there are two places where the WTSP nest in abundance (ubiquity) and only on place when the Buluns get nest in abundance.. The two places for the WTSP are -- two grasses a small grassy area behind camp back down by the lagoon next to the large side clump. The other place is in the long pile of rocks near shore on the sea side of the island. The main breeding area for the Buluns is also in this latter place. Every trip I've ever seen to Ploc. there is been WTSP nesting in the rocks and I've never been there when the Bulun's have been as abundant as they have this time. This trip there was not one Nesting nesting or even found in the rocks only Buluns (which was nasty) and there were a fair number of nasty Nesoprig nasty in the grassy area. I wonder if the two species are incompatible while nasty (probably because of like nasty habitat in small quantity) and this is why nesofriz are way out of sequence with the other Procelloformes.