1964 46. 25 Aug (cont.) Saw I.s. 2nd Xmas Island Shearwater left today. 26 Aug. USCG - we see White-Tailed Tropicbird on Johnston Is. Sandlery seen here. PM. - 57 Sooty Tern Blood Samples. 27 Aug. - routine checks during day. In afternoon more blood spun down. Phil is making a night mouse cage. Phil has OK from C.O. to remove cats. 28 Aug. - More blood spun down. Phil collected 5 species of plants from Sand. At night much activity in the wedgelail colony - moaning, billing, digging. 29 Aug. - Again routine. Saw White-Tailed Tropicbird on Johnston. 30 Aug. Normal AM routine. PM - Bleeding attempted. Noddis the target - are very difficult. they are weak, + 6 cc almost kills a bird. We decided to pool blood from 2 birds, taking 4.5 cc/bird. They are weaker from this than routines after 5 or even 6 cc. Noddis are tough to catch also. 100 samples is much to large a good we catch & load 1 of Frigate.