Kirkpatrick, Ralph D., 1964-1965
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R.D. Kirkpatrick 1964 Journal Sand Island, Johnston Atoll, Pacific Oct 10PM We counted Wedge Tail 22 Shearwaters, set Mus traps and Cont banded a Golden Plover caught in the second mist net. Oct. 7:30 AM. We ran the mouse traps 23 and made an hourly census of birds Fri perching on guy wires and other roosts. P.M. The middle size, young Red- tailed Tropic bird was dead. We froze it. An unidentified duck was seen. I shot it and we froze it. It may be in the genus Anas. A laborer said several ducks of the same kind are on Eniwetok so it may be Asiatic. After dark several of the Coast Guardsmen started catching sharks from the pier. Oct. 8 AM We ran the mouse traps then 24 Dennis took soil samples while I made Sat up a mouse skin. PM I made up another mouse skin.