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R.D. Kirkpatrick
Journal
1964
Sand Island Johnston Atoll Pacific Ocean
Oct. The 1300 count was not made since
31 the Coast Guardsmen were firing
(cont) small arms on the beach.
PM. The mouse grid layout
was modified.
10 P.M. Set the mouse traps.
Nov. 10 A.M. We ran the mouse traps.
1 Noon. I put up a mouse skin.
Sun. 9:30 P.M. Set the mouse traps on the grid.
Nov. The mouse traps were run.
2 Soil air and burrow temperatures
Mon. were taken at the Wedgetail
Shearwater burrows.
9:30 to 11:30 P.M. The mouse traps
were set. We banded 45 Wedgetail
Shearwaters.
Nov. 8 A.M. We ran the mouse traps.
3 A Red tailed Tropi bird was banded.
Tue The biweekly census report was
completed and sent in.
PM. We cleaned the shotgun
which is kept on Johnston Island
and talked to Holmes and Narver
Co. people who control rats on
Johnston.