R.D.Kirkpatrick 1964 Puffinus pacificus Sand Island, Johnston Atoll, Pacific Oct. 8:45 P.M. to 10:15 P.M. Stadeland 20 I banded and placed orange streamers on 56 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters. It was difficult since the moon was bright and the birds flushed wild. Oct. The numbers of these birds using the 26 island seems to be declining either because of the continued disturbance when we band them or because they are leaving now that breeding is over and the young are leaving the nest. Nov 10 A.M. Air and burrow temperatures 2 were taken at ten active (where a chick was present) burrows and at ten inactive (empty) burrows. The chicks apparently will not remain much longer since most of the remaining ones have lost all or most of their down. Nov: Bird with band # 615-00654 had a #7 11 orange vinyl streamer attached to its right wing. It streamed back about