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Lehner P.
1967
Sept. 14 usual A.M. maneuvers; weighed and
measured Noddy chicks in P.M.; found one
broken wing Sooty Tern and took a blood
sample; we decided to cool off after the
Noddy encounter and went skin diving off
the seaway; the water is still very
cloudy; made the usual checks and fed mice
in late P.M.
Sept. 17 checked mice in A.M.; returned to
Johnston Island (after a day's leave of absence);
made plane reservations - called Capt. Smith (AF);
and checked on Jilson's reservations and gave
him my estimated shipment figures (no. and
wt. of boxes); ran the daily Noddy Tern
egg count; Sooty Tern population is shrinking
very fast - daily number of adults is about
50; I bought a Nikons underwater camera
from wally - he also tossed in a light meter, film,
etc. all for $55 - great deal! Jim Sublett brought
over some pictures of the birds on Sand which Bill
Sinclair had taken - he also brought a book for
me to read - "In the Presence of My Enemies" - he highly
recommended it.