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R.D. Kirkpatrick
1964 Journal
Pacific Ocean, south of Hawaii
Oct. Several birds were observed but
11 nothing of unusual note.
Sun.
Johnston Atoll, Sand Island
Oct. Arrived on Johnston Island
18 at noon. C. Kepler and Dennis
Sun Stadel came over and picked
me up and we went to Sand I.
At dusk we fed 3 Red-tailed
Tropicbird nestlings that are
in an old bunker (WWII vintage).
Oct. C. Kepler went to Honolulu, taking
19 29 frozen birds with him. They
Mon. included one Japanese White-eye,
several Great Frigatebirds and
Sooty Terns.
P.M. Two Ruddy Turnstones (Arenaria
interpres) were mistnetted, banded and
released.
The 3 Redtailed Tropicbird
nestlings were fed fish.
A Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (?)
(Erolia acuminata) was collected.
Oct. Ran mouse traps. Expanded
20 mouse trap grid and put out 21
Tues.