Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
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Lehner P. 1964 25 Oct. 12 up at 5 A.M. couldn't sleep - rained on my sack all night long - it finally drove me out shiverrringggg! - build a bonfire and dryed out - Roger got up before 6 A.M., then Binion arose and Roger went off collecting shorebirds; 8:20 A.M. went up west shore (north) of Sibylla collecting plants with Ben - when we reached the survival camp we crossed island to shipwrecks and returned to camp about 11:15 - we collected 10 species of plants (apparently one more than has been recorded); when we returned the ships crew was waiting to take us to Kamome to spend the night banding birds; left Sibylla in two rafts and all the gear (except some sort of shelter) at 12:30; picked up Al and Figaro (beach combing) along the way; we left Roger at base camp on Sibylla to band Masked Boobies; arrived at Kamome about 2 P.M. and surveyed the immediate vicinity (east shore); George, myself and 3 crew members went to the next island north and found numerous Fairy Terns but no Sooties - returned to Kamome at 3:00 P.M.; we were told of the thousands of Sooty Terns and Wedgetails on Kamome and how we were to spend an easy night banding thousands of birds; George and I walked north up the west side of the island in an attempt to collect rare shorebirds; we found nesting Fairy Terns with young and eggs but no rare shorebirds; we returned to our Kamome camp and all ate waiting for nightfall to band birds; at nightfall Binion, (over)