King, Warren B. 1963 Midway Island 3 24 December Arrived Midway 2 p.m., met by Lt. Cmdr. Kebshull. Picked up equipment and bags and went to BOQ. Walk around living area of Midway revealed thousands of Laysan Albatrosses, a few Black-feet, Fairy Terns in the Casurina tree, as well as Hawaiian Noddies in abundance, many of which were sitting on nests of twigs and grasses constructed on limb of Casurina. Golden Plovers common in grassy areas. Found one dead Bonin Is. Petrel. Laysans were still displaying and dancing. Although eggs have already been laid. Behavior up to but not including spread eagle wings and copulation. Talked with Bud Boudreau briefly. He is encouraged about sound possibilities for clearing runways. Saw Fairy Terns copulating on branch. Borrowed Boudreau's house to make survey of overrun area. Noticed flight path of Hawaiian Noddies returning to island across end of overrun area and across lagoon to island. Heard canaries singing in Casurinas. 1 Green-winged Teal 1 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper thousands of Laysan Albatross hundreds Black-footed Albatross 200+ Fairy Terns 500+ Hawaiian Noddies 200+ Golden Plovers 25 + Sanderlings 75+ Ruddy Turnstones 4 Bristle-thighed Curlew 3 Pintails 1 Wandering Tattler