BAND RECOVERIES Black-footed albatross (total - 24) (blue) 597-84033,046(blue),047,064(blue),070(blue), (blue) 076(blue),082(blue) (blue) 597-84102,07(blue),08,121(blue),123 697-22960 697-90006 697-90013,19,23,53,17 697-90104,09,16,21,29 Laysan albatross (total - 30) 667-35443,62 697-22011,14,17,21,39 697-22114,17,33,33,44,46,73,76,80 697-22260,66,71,74,86 697-22410 697-22912 697-90343,52,77,79,94 697-90702,08 Saw the first three Black-footed albatross eggs today, in nests along the southern end of the west beach. 15 Nov 1963 BANDING Laysan albatross 737-45880 MIST NET CAPTURES Ruddy turnstone 642-00160 Made up metal tags for beach stakes and vegetation markers. Began laying out vegetation plots, five of sparse growth at present to be observed in development, five to be cut over in order to study regrowth. 16 Nov 1963 BANDING Red-tailed tropic bird (imm) - 605-12734 Black-footed albatross - 737-45759-71 (13) Laysan albatross 737-45881-900 737-45901-46000 737-45772-45800 (149) BAND RECOVERIES Black-footed albatross 597-84151,67,71 697-22967,74 697-90043 697-90128 Laysan albatross (74) 667-35228,32(blue),40(blue),46(blue),48(blue),95 667-35425,29,31,81 667-37004 697-22056,60+22069 (Mist. Survey 44-725374) 697-22164,66,67,77,86 697-22205,16,21,22,33,38,46,54,62,76,85,99 697-22302,03,05,14,15,19,22,24,25,34,36,42, 45,76,83,90 697-22400,18,41,53,63,67,72,86,90,97 697-22500,02,06,13 697-22795,97 697-90459,62,67,69,78,84