Kepler 10 Aug 1964 Sand - Johnston 42. Work done: 1) Check mice, noddy eggs, wedgetails on eggs, set mouse traps, 42 Sooty Tern Blood Samples (2 each), packing Sooty Terns off with Dave. Saw Brittly off at 1900. PX call on Johnston. 11 Aug 1964 Mice check, noddy eggs, Wedgetail on eggs - 2 on inlet have hatched - 1 white, 1 brown. 70 Sooty Tern blood samples, x birds / sample. We were getting a good touch, & could get heart on in by most tries. Needle goes directly under sternum & back at about 15°-20° L. The beating heart can be felt if syringe is held lightly - it beats back & forth. The needle is in 1"-1½". We handled 140 birds, & lost only 1 through accident. Last night we worked 8½ & killed 2. Improvement. If you get air - you have gone too far. Beginning Booth work. Caught & marked 8 birds - 5 eggs & 3 adults 12 Aug 1964 Wedgetails on inlet, in hanna, mice, Noddis. We weighed Noddy chicks - this is really a major undertaking. The birds behave well on the scales, however, simply standing in a hunched position on the pan. All told, we weighed & measured 68 Noddies