Kirkpatrick, Ralph D., 1964-1965
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R.D. Kirkpatrick 1964 Journal Sand Island, Johnston Atoll, Pacific Dec 12 Noon. We went to PMR (North Island) where we counted 12 Golden Plovers, 2 Wandering Tattlers and one Ruddy Turnstone. Dec 13 Sun. We pinned out several Mus skins for drying. We collected a Golden Plover and set 25 Mus traps. Dec 14 Mon. We counted birds on Johnston Islands. We caged the 20 Mus we caught. We counted birds on Sand Island. Dec 15 Tues. We picked up crippled birds and wrote reports. Dec 16 Wed. We picked up crippled birds, pinned out Mus skins to dry and took the S. I. typewriter to Johnston Island to be repaired. Dec 17 Thurs. We ran a Mus activity study and also separated sera from seven samples of Sooty Tern blood.