78; 24 Nov. (cont.) painted on the head. One female was painted red on the neck, but this was discontinued so as not to interfere with anything H. Fischer may be doing on Midway. Wed. 25 Nov. While Bob and I finished the plant plots this A.M. Bill made ready for departure. The Black- foot in dire straits yesterday is still on the nest. The Scaevola has been heavily beaten back by the sand, and sand was covering many leaves - looking like snow. Most leaves on the lagoon-ward side are burned brown and withering, and most Boerhavia has been rolled up and is dying. 11 Laysan nests were staked out in the NAF this P.M., all new nests, including No. 29, where yesterday the two birds appeared to expect an egg momentarily. This gives us 16 nests staked, only 9 to find tomorrow. There are many completed nests now that lack eggs - they will be coming soon. After chow did G. and D. on Blue-faced 56 and 3 Sedge-tails, only three birds left. Also got one-hours behaviorla observations in on the Blue-faced adults, including some neat sky-pointing and incipient nest-building displays in R21. After the movie Bob and I banded 22 Bonins, 6 imm. Wedge-tails, 5 Frigates, and 16 RFB. One neat thing - a red Frig (painted 11-22 in the central roost) was found roosting in the north roost - this was an imm. bird. Perhaps our painting of him chased him from the other roost, or maybe they just move around frequently. The 21 large birds handled tonight were all painted green. There were no ad. Wedge-tails tonight, nor were there the 22nd or since. We will run out of Puffinus within a few days. 26 Nov. THANKSGIVING Took it easy this AM. After thanksgiving meal staked out 6 more Laysan nests, 5 of the birds were ?'s. Recorded who was in the colony of Blue-faced Boobies. After dark, Bob and I banded 1 Wedge-tail, 20 Bonins, 1 Laysan, 13 Frigates, and 18 RFBs. Got some Booby barf to feed the starved young RTTB that Bob found, it ate a prodigious amount, and now looks as stuffed as most of the crew, after thanksgiving meal.