Lehner P. 1904 Dec. 28 continued to activity study on mice through 7:30 P.M.; Sooty Terns started leaving the island noticeably at 3:30 A.M.; at 5:30 A.M. only about 100 Sooties remained over the islands; took blood from 5 broken wing Sooties; Frigate egg on South Shore missing today. Dec. 29 rained almost all night and all day; we skinned out the 2 rats taken on Johnston on the 23rd. Dec. 30 The Sooties are now dropping out of the sky with damaged or broken wings with increased frequency; bled 4 broken wing Sooties; at 2:00 P.M. we went to Johnston for survey and got started at 3:00; it rained almost all P.M.; we counted: 45 Golden Plover, 23 Ruddy Turnstones, 1 wandering Tattler, 1 Sanderling and 4 Red-tailed Tropicbirds on Johnston.