Kepler, Cameron B., 1964-1965
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57. Tue. 13 Oct 1964 - Johnston Island lagoon - p.m. Saw 61 Golden plovers, 45 Red-tailed Tropicbirds, 2 Wandering Tattlers, 3 Sanderlings, 9 Fairy Terns, 1 King Wedgetail Shearwaters, 1 King + 2 Adult Red-tailed Tropics, + 1 DUCK!!! This was seen on the N end of island & flew towards sand. We later found the bird on sand & got several photos of it. The Zosterops again was seen today. We tried to shoot it but without avail. Golden Plovers continue to be aggressive, & the hundred postures & charges are common. Gular pouches of Frigate continue to be brightly colored. Duck - Looked Like -> Pintail in Eclipse plumage. Wed 14 Oct. 1964 AM - Caught 15 mice, collected 1 Imm. (crossed out) Frigate - with a broken wing. Collected many Nippoboscoid flies from neck, wings, + breast. Bird was banded # 737-44544. Caught 11:00 Mike boat to North Island, where Toni showed us their computer center. It is amazingly like coming to science fiction movies, with plotting boards, closed circuit T.V., 2 computers, clocks? That continually read of time (day - hr - min - sec) of Greenwich time (ie - 288-22-15-06,07,08,09----) At return we weighed Wild chicks & did paper work.