Lehner, P. 1965 Feb. 9 hundreds of Sooty Terns over or near the island all day long; another Red-tailed Tropickird appear to be starting to nest beneath the Seavola bush on the NW end of the power house; Morse's refrigerator; field tables and white gas arrived from Johnston and we helped him stow everything away; the Gray-backed Tern egg numbers are still fluctuating greatly: Islet: 9 total, 1 new, 1 destroyed Pier: 13 total, 3 new, 2 destroyed In a short tour through the Sooty Terns about 22:00 we noticed about 12 instances of copulation.