Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
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Lehner, P. 1964 Nov. 4 the flooded lab was cleaned in the morning by Binion and myself while George, Ken and Larry went to the catchment basin at the runway to collect birds; we tried to carry our clean up over into the other lab and the immediate vicinity, but the task was insurmountable and we only partially completed the task - I was for dumping most of the scattered junk over the side and starting from scratch, but better judgement and Binion both vetoed it; the collectors returned in the late A.M. with two Sharp-tailed Sandpipers and one Erolia sp.; at 12:30 Roger and I once more departed by plane for Roi-Namur, this time with confidence that the proper authorities were aware of our ambitions and had consented to our carrying them 'out; when we arrived a security guard was assigned to us and took us where we wanted to go; he told us that a duck had been caught three days earlier and had died shortly thereafter in their freshwater pond; three hours and two - security guards later we were flying back to Kwajalein Island having collected 12 Ruddy Turnstones, 6 Wandering Tattlers, 1 Godwit and 1 Golden Plover; the rest of the day consisted of the usual hustle and bustle in lab #1, Tom Collins', movies and sleep.