13 10-6-63 Finished skinning the immature booby, and spent the balance of the day hunting the several oddity birds which we have seen. Three times today I saw a dark sparrow from too great a distance to shoot. Also the dowitcher. This is probably a Long-billed Dowitcher as it stands consider- ably higher than the other one collected, seems to have a longer bill, and is more chunky in overall appearance. This bird " sticks out" in a flock of Plovers, but the Short-billed did not. I keep trying to definitely see and collect a Black Turnstone. Collected two very dark Ruddy Turnstones, and did not see any others of note. In all (including the two collected ) I looked at 137 Ruddy Turnstones: No Blacks. Later in the day helped Bill put out his traps in the Rat study area. In the afternoon he saw another duck in immature or eclipse plumage, and while putting out his traps we saw at close range a Short-eared Owl. The black patch at the Metacarpals was very prominent and we had a two or three minute look at him. While hunting today I took special note of the numbers and placement of the Br. thighed Curlews here. I saw three and apparently the flock of eight seen about ten days ago was just passing through this way and has now gone on. For a week I have seen no more than three. The Wandering Tattlers remain fairly abundant. I saw one flock of seven today, and six individuals on the East beach. I have not seen the Yellowlegs in several days. There are at least 250 Golden Plovers here, and probably 500 Ruddy Turnstones at the moment. There are Common Noddies everywhere and I have found one chick by the runway whose primary feather shafts are just beginning to erupt: Other than this, all young noddies are flying. There are a few Frigates, and Red-footed Boobys that are not yet fledged, but for the most part they too are through with nesting. I believe that there are between 14 and 20 Fairy Terns present here, and I have seen none that I could positively identify as Birds-of-the- Year by brownish scapulars: This species because of the high populations of Red-footed Boobys and in particular Frigates may not be fareing well here. The two ground nesting boobys are still hatching young, and one Masked Booby with a new egg of four days ago has been recorded. There are Masked and Brown Booby young of all sized - Most seem to be well advanced in age, but there are a few of every age class. I have also noted