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Lehner, P.
1965
Feb. 3 SHAVED BEARD
ran the mouse grid; we seem to be getting
a high trapping success including many new unmarked
and young mice; found another broken wing
juv. Red-footed Booby - the strong winds lately
seem to be playing havoc with the larger
birds as well; we've been taking blood and
ectoparasites; 3 Red-tailed Tropicbirds were over the
island performing their mating flight in the afternoon;
Great Frigatebirds are still counting in great numbers,
despite the fact that jets are continually taking
off from Johnston Island; Gray-backed Tern eggs:
Islet 10 total, 3 new, 3 destroyed; Pier 7 total, 3 new;
during the movie the C.O. received a Tidal Wave
alert and later the warning; we grabbed
all of our important records and documents,
personal effects, chow, etc. and hauled it on top
of the power house roof - the whole station
(shutters, etc.) were secured - we set around
transmitters and receivers on top of the roof, under
blankets, etc. and waited for the on-rush of water -
it never came, so about 0130 the warning was
lifted and all the gear was taken down and
stowed away; I went in to take a shower
but the water line had broken and no one
was anxious to fix it that night; the Sooties
were quiet all night until about 0100 when
they moved across the island in large numbers
(over)