Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
Page 8
Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Contributed by Smithsonian Institution Archives. | www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
Lehner, P. 1964 8 July 24 - continued take my chances with the rocks where I was headed - after being tossed in and sucked under a couple times, I washed up onto the rocks, grapped hold and scrambled further up before I was sucked out again or hit by another incoming wave - while scrambling up the rocks I stumbled and cut my knee and a finger (the only injuries I suffered in the landing) turning around I saw that Ken had been forced in behind me and except for being tossed around by the surf he was climbing through the rocks in good shape - we unloaded the gear and began banding - we found Wedge-tail Shearwaters in all kinds of habitat - underground burrows, under rocks, under vines and out in the open. found two Bolwer's Petrel chicks, a skink, several individual land crabs, and several Bolwer's Petrel carcasses; we banded about 150 wedge-tails - collated one which I accidentally injured while banding - we returned to the raft without incident, did some skin diving and then headed back - the return was much easier with the help of the current-