28 October Rattus exulans most of the day, there is still grease on my fingers. Noddy check 72 flying, 73 not in the area. 3 Bristle-thighed Curlews, 2 with orange streamers, were seen on the beach together near stake 46. They had flown there from the runway. We weighed the remaining Wedge-tails, Boobies, this afternoon. Then back to Rattus. Much transcribing of data on the Blue-faced Booby. On East beach there were no Black-footed Albatross. 2100 - Black-footed Albatross return - 737-45145, opposite from K 46. Bonin Island Petrel return 793-20330, S.A.F. Thru. 29 October The morning was taken up with the shore- bird census. I took the antenna filed and found several Pover (23), 21 R. Turnstones, 1 broken winged Noddy, and 3 Bristle-thighed Curlew. On the beach near K18 was seal208 under some Scaevola - very tame. Also found and then lost a B-f. Booby with a wing missing- the bird was later found by Bob. Band 697-70644. Later went with Bob on the RtB study. Bill off to Mdway. Fri. 30 Oct. Census day- long hours in the Radar tower. Good views of the Tropicbirds. Several feeding bouts were timed - all under 5 min. Many birds with flecks of black in wing (2nd year) often hovered around an adult feeding young in Scaevola, prob. not breeding birds but those with gonadal activity. Much calling as they flew about. Also Noddy chick weighing time, only 3 now left. Found a brown booby with a chick just emerging from the egg. Got picture of same as well as seal, very angry. P.M. a congregation of Black-footed Albatross on the beach - 6 of them. Bands are: 737-45504, 597-84051, one unbanded. -45259 -45569 -93934 Two other Black goonies on the beach. Sat. 31 Oct. Finally got the Blue-faced Booby into the skeletonizing cage. Yesterday found Brown Booby with broken wing and a Frigate somehow injured so can't fly. The Booby will have to be frozen, perhaps