Kehner, P. 1904 Dec. 12 at 10:00 A.M. Doc and I went to East Is. On the VP with Chiefs Taylor and Rossi - we counted 5 Golden Plovers and 3 Ruddy Turnstones; at 11:30 A.M. we caught a Mike boat to North Island where we had lunch and counted birds: 12 Golden Plovers, 3 Wandering Tattlers and 1 Ruddy Turnstone; the rain poured down all evening and night, cascading off the roof tumultuous waterfalls. Dec. 13 set mouse traps to collect mice for a dyed food study; we collected one Golden Plover with a broken wing; pinned out most of the mouse skins from previous skinning.