King, Warren B., 1963-1964
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King, Warren B. 1963 Midway Island 4 d 1 dead Bonin Island Petrel 100+ rock dove--Lt. Cmdr. Kebshull has asked to have pigeons removed as per order commander. 25 December 0830 at overrun area: 3 (maybe 5) Green-winged Teal 1 American Widgeon 1 small mottled duck with mallard sized bill--orange bill and orange legs. No color seen on wings. 2 unidentified ducks. One was ruddy, almost cinnamon colored on head down neck to breast. Lower breast white. Bill blue. Hint of lighter color on crown going down to top of bill--white along wing line, ruddy below. Second was in company of Widgeon and may have been female of same species. 6 Wandering Tattlers 25+ Sanderlings 50+ Turnstones (Ruddy) 2+ Sharp-tailed Sandpipers 2 Dunlins? gray on back and upper breast--black legs--longer bill than Sharp-tailed with slight down curve at and hundreds of Golden Plover 50+ Fairy Terns 25+ Hawaiian Noddies 1000+ Laysan Albatross 25+ Black-footed Albatross 50+ Rock Dove 1 Canary