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5 Oct. 1963
Fifteen seals tagged on Green I.,
covering the whole beach with the exception
of part of the undrivable E beach. (Nos.
240 thru 254 Low Broken-T). Noted a small
passerine this evening but were unable to
collect it.
6 Oct. 1963 Saw a duck fly over the island
twice today and 2 passerines. Couldn't
find any of them when we went out with
the gun. Set traps in study area A1.
Saw Hawaiian short-eared owl over
study area when we were setting traps.
7 Oct. 1963 Caught 71 rats in area A1.
Collected Murphy's petrel in study area.
Collected Short-tailed shearwater near
fuel tanks. Collected Skylark on road
to transmitter building. Saw a duck
land in the study area about noon.
Bandings:
✓Brown Booby adult: 737-45229 ♂ and 230 ♀
✓Masked Booby adult: 737-45130 ♀
✓ " imm. : 737-45167
8 Oct. 1963 Caught 103 rats in area A1;
73 new ones and 30 recaptures.
Bandings:
Brown Booby adult: 737-45231 ♂
9 Oct. 1963 Caught 114 rats in area A1,
68 new animals and 46 recaptures. Noted
2 yellowlegs (?) flying over the area and
calling.
Bandings:
Masked Booby imm. : 737-45166
Recoveries:
Masked Booby: 667-35046
697-70617
697-70633
Brown Booby: 597 - 244
10 Oct. 1963 Caught 130 rats in area A1,
58 new animals and 72 recaptures. Saw
passerine on island this evening but
couldn't collect it.
11 Oct. 1963 Saw passerine again this
evening but couldn't collect it. Recorded
all seal wallows on island. Noted Xmas
little gulls out exercising its wings this
evening.