Lehner, P. 1904 Dec. 10 at 8:45 A.M. we were out checking the live traps and scared up a Short-eared Owl from the grass near the old pier - it immediately flew to Johnston Is. and was harassed by Frigates and Noddies for about half the distance - we found five pellets in the immediate vicinity which we collected for later investigation; we had only trapped six mice (much poorer than at the east end of the island); we found one broken wing Sooty Tern, which we took blood from; we also collected two Golden Plovers which had broken wings; in late afternoon we constructed a perch and put it in the ground on the west end of the island - the horizontal perch is about 10 ft. above ground - we had hoped to get the owl to use the perch so that we might later share him (to date - 12/20/04 - we have no evidence that the owl has even returned to Sand Is.); the Sooties are now coming over the island at night in very large numbers; Common Noddies are very thick along the east shore at night - some of the Common Noddies have a distinct bill coloration which is pink except for the most distal 2 cm. which are black; these may be birds of the year?