King, Warren B. 1964 Kilauea Point, Kauai 14 sitting on ground by chain fence. Fine plumage. Earliest record for Wedge-tail. Banded 20 adult Red-foots--the rest flew away. Found 2 chicks--apparently 2 weeks old or so. Down just beginning to sprout. 50 percent or so of nests with eGgs. Booby population at 500+50 birds. Returned 2130, hoping not to have caused too many desertions. Red-footed Booby 500+50; Brown Booby 1; Shama? 1; Chinese Thrush 2 and 1 heard; Cardinal 4; W. Meadowlark 2; White-eye 7; Short-eared Owl 1; Barn Owl 2; Mynah 100+; Stilt 50; EGN Heron 6; Wedge-tail S. 11; Golden Plover 10-20; R. Turnstone 1; W. Tattler 1; Dowitcher sp. 1; Shoveller Duck 4; Kolon 2; Barred Dove 100+; Ricebird 10+; coot. 27 February Arose 0645, birded flooded pond by Haualei River, saw Gallinules, nothing else new. Arrived Kilauea Point 0830. All boobies had returned to nests. Boobies not incubating gone to sea for most part except for some in inaccessible area to right. Made nest count: 43 on egg 62 on empty nest or beginning of nest 80 on nest but inaccessible 185 Total nests 5 already with chicks, 2 at part of point closer to island, 1 below on legge Two upper ones starting down cove, lower one naked and pretty young. Vin saw one Brown Booby. 1 Frigatebirds flew overhead as we arrived. Observed change over sequence and saw 2 pairs capulating--one of which was a dark phase male. 2 dark phase birds on roost. After much filming left, took Jim Ludwig to airport for Maui and continued on around to Kokee. Birded in ohia filled woods above Kokee and around Kalalau lookout. Lots of Apapane, Iiwi. Several Anianiau,