Kepler 1764 47. 31 Aug I did bird census while Phil collected about 20 species of plants. Found: 15 Fairy Terns, 10 juven., 4 mm (dow) & 4 Red-tailed Tropic bird eggs, 35 Golden Plover, 1 Common Noddy (broken wing), several Wedge-tail Burras. Showed Pat Machan's friends moonfish feeding them here. 1 Sept - Dr. Harold Joseph (Marine Biologist, A.F.C) came. Showed him about island. He was working on radiation effects at Bikini, Eniwetok, & Rongelap - saw very few birds there. Collected an unusual sharkish fish -> 4 Spotted Sandpiper. 2 Sept. - Weighted Noddies - usual routine. 3 Sept. 4-8 more Sooty blood samples P.M., same time banded 100 birds. Banded Bulwer's chick. 3 Sept. Buried report, misc, etc. Thermograph going again. Temp. fluctuates between 80°-85°. Fri 4 Sept. put guinea census. We got up at 0430 to watch another misting of the rocket. A man census done to 1130, Phil took over soon to drink. Bunk 100 Common Noddy chicks. I dowy soot tern seen.