21 Nov 1963 BANDING Sharp-tail Sandpiper - ad. 642 00161 Ruddy Turnstone - ad. - 642-00162 Laysan Albatross - 737-46071 22 Nov 1963 BANDING Golden plover - ad. - 642-00163 Wedge tail - imm. - 605-12626 Rain & high wind much of day. Cleared rat traps. 23 Nov Plant samples collected from north half of island. 18 specimens taken. Frigate (al. 8) found dead on road, skinned. 24 Nov Photos around beach taken. House brought over from Midway. BANDING Red-tailed tropicbird - ad. - 605-12735 25 Nov More photos of island. National day of mourning. 26 - 30 Nov House erected. 27 Nov Kure Atoll Field Party decreased by departure of W.O. Wirtz I. 1 Dec 1963 Field Party decreased by departure of James P. Ludwig. 2 Dec 1963 Half of trails in rat area cleared. census of albatross population and number of eggs begun. 3 Dec 1963 24 Laysan Albatross study nests set up in study area A-L. LAYSAN RECOVERIES: 12 697-90279 697-22586 697-22581 697-22876 697-90263 697-90920 697-22840 697-22825 697-22811 697-22832 697-90269 697-22830 4 Dec 1963 BANDING RECOVERIES Blackfooted Albatross 4/ 597-80463 (84063?) 597-84053 + 079 (blue), 060, 087, 090 597-84101, 141, 143, 149, 157, 160, 163, 166, 168 (all blue st) 697-22954, 57, 66 697-90004, 005, 007, 012, 015, 018, 020, 029, 036, 038, 90039, 046, 048, 050, 052, 055 697-90103, 108, 113, 114, 115, 117, 124