Kure, Midway, 1963, 1965, part 1
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Red-footed Booby adult: 737-45320 then 45342 437-45344 737-45347 then 45355 737-45415 then 45437 737-45471 Red-footed Booby imm. : 737-45351, 45343, 45345 (ad. with black spots) 45246 plumage 737-45375 then 45387 Red-footed Booby imm. : 737-45356 then 45374 (Brown plumage) √737-45447 then 45450 √737-45438 then 45446 √737-45470 ✓ Frigatebird adult : 737-45410 then 45414 737-45451 then 45453 ♂ & ♀ 737-45459 ♂, 460 ♀, 461 ♀, 462 ♀, 465 ♀, 466 ♀, 467 ♀, 469 ♀, 481 ♀ ✓ Frigatebird imm. : 737-45482 - 45495 737-45454 then 45458 737-45463, 45464, 45468 Notes: Banded east of runway : Red feet 45427 then 45446 Taken off SW ledge : Frigate 45454 then 45469 and 45481 Red feet 45470 and 45471 Doddies - also Rest of Frigates and Doddies taken in area between radar tower and runway and north of the radar tower. (Banding) Runway Banding area Radar Tower Beach 15 Oct. 1963 Rain + wind most of day. Worked on excavation -tower at north end of island in PM told rain drove us away. Worked on specimens and banding schedules. 16 Oct. 1963 Rain and wind all day. Severe electrical storm. Autopsied rats and worked on banding schedules all day. Banded wedgetail this evening which flew into the building 405-12885. Got out into this afternoon and tagged seals. Tagged 13 (256 then 271 [3 broken]) and got 8 recoveries. 17 Oct. 1963 Rain and high winds all day. Spent whole day autopsying rats and working on data. 18 Oct. 1963 Rain and wind most of day. Covered whole beach this afternoon looking for accidentals and seals. Said on Arthya