25 here, and I have seen several more Erolia's, a Sanderling?, and several days ago counted 17 Tattlers. I also shot at a larger-than-Golden Plover which was undoubtedly a Black-bellied Plover. There are apparently also at least 4 Curlews here also (Br.-thighed): And they appear to have divided the island among themselves. One hangs out at the North End of the Island, and a second is seen regularly to the North of Bills Rat Study Area and we have flushed it several mornings, and I have seen it twice 100 feet North of the end of Row G. The third frequents the 100 yards to each side of the Radar tower on the West ( Lagoon ) beach, and I have seen as many as three in this local area at once. The fourth hangs out between 200 and 400 yards down the Western side of the Runway from the access road towards the south. Investigating these areas rarely fails to flush one or all of these birds. We see Sooty Terns regularly here, but they are always flying over, and I have not seen any on the ground: I saw close to 200 at the South end of the runway September 13 during my first trip here from Midway. They apparently nested here, but are now gone and were gone when we arrived here on September 20. 10-24-63 Up at 7 AM and since Bill did not need help this day with the Rat area, I went to the tower and began a long watch. On the way out saw an Erolia, and about 1140 saw a smallish dowitcher ( Probably a Short-billed ). Watched until 1430 (with a break to go get the shotgun) and then went down into the Scaveola to photograph the Frigates. Then helped Bill set the traps, had dinner, and began work on the reports and proposals for research that Bill asked for. A busy day. Also summarized the days observations for the daily activity study that Bill wants. In the evening one of the const. crew men came in to say that he had seen the first gooney. Went out and after a half hour caught the first Black-foot I have yet seen. They are simply magnificent birds. The crew also saw two others, but we could not find them in the evening. 10-25-63 Up early again and today circled the island again looking for arriving gooneys and accidentals, as well as noting seals and fresh seal hauls. Saw no gooneys all day, 11 seals on the beaches in the AM. Saw and shot another warbler, identi- cal to other which I tentatively identified as a waterthrush, and two more tattlers - The first I was not sure of when I shot it, and the second was very small and I thought might be a Polynes- ian Tattler: But both were apparently wandering tattlers. Caught Saw a Sanderling also