Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
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Lehner, P. 1964 56 Oct. 17 - continued this moray had concealed himself under a ledge so well all afternoon - I had swum around in front of that ledge for a long time earlier and then came over the same ledge unexpectedly later on and caught the moray unaware - a sixth sense made me turn around - when I saw him only two feet behind my heels I made straight for camp - I wish I had had my camera with me at that moment; tonight we broke out spaghetti and pork and beans - with the sterno stove we had ourselves our first hot meal on the islands; at 7:30 we all set out to band Boobies and Frigates on Aromeni Island; a club of about 100 Masked Boobies was seen earlier on the northeast end of the island - tonight there were 50 to 75 - we caught only about 10; we found that the most effective way to band the Boobies on the islands is as follows: 2 banders, 2 people with poles to knock the boobies to the ground as they fly out and 2 people with nets to capture the low fliers and those that get up and start off again - another person working 30 yards back in the interior with a long pole prodding them out is also very effective; we encountered (over)