79. 26 Nov. (cont) - While banding in the north roost, we two green painted A*U RFB, and 3 green painted Frigates, birds we had painted in the same location last night. Tonight, in addition to the 31 birds banded, we painted 6 RFB that were band recoveries. "/xw 27 Nov. 1964. Activity study, all day. Results of our painting effort have already shown up - three Green-painted Boobies have roosted in the Centtal roost now. Most painted birds are Red however. The 1800 roost check revealed 8 Red Boobes. Also staked out more Laysans, and did G and D on Wedge-tails. The activity study today should be called an inactivit; study - I have never seen fewer Boobies and Frigates in t the air on the roost. At one point there were only 13 birds in the roost. Almost no birds flew by the tower all day, and it wasn't until 1 hr. before dark that RFB and Frigates began arriving. 28 Nov. I had the beach count for the Shorebirds. There were 200 Black-foot nests with eggs, several abandoned eg; gs, including 3 that were within 1' of another nest. There were 23 seals on the beach - the increase probably due in part to the disappearance of Sand Is. There were 41 Laysan nests along the beach, many right in with the Black-foot s. No hybrid pairs have yet been observed. Laysans in afternoon. 29 Nov. Laysans at 0800. Rest of day getting ready for ) plane. Arrived on Midway in the evening. 30 Nov. Wirt and I, with Jim Priest, went to Eastern to check numbers of Blackfeet and Laysans. Bill had counted yesterday, but needed to finish some sections. There were almost 30,000 Laysans there. 1 Dec. Bill and I check in all of our equipment AM, flight leaves at 1600. After waiting about for customs check, and leaving some live Portulaca for Lamaheux, we get to the Hawaiian King.