Ludwig, James P. 1963 49 December 6 --Up at 6 and caught the early boat to Eastern where in Areas I and J I put on five hundred bands. I believe that I could put on one thousand albatross bands a day--if I had them. Chose the places in area J for vegetation plots (three) which will all be rip- outs, or succession studies. In the P.M. caught up on paper work and caught up on paper work and got off a report to Bill. Then came happy hour. December 7--All morning it deluged, and I couldn't do a thing. In the P. M. it stopped long enough for me to use the last of the No. 7 Bands. Readied the strings for vegetation plot measurements and reorganized the disheveled equipment. In evening I banded sixty-six Bonins. Total banding Midway - December 1 through 7: 932 Laysan Albatross 687 Black-footed Albatross 221 Bonin Is. Petrels 1221 Total Recoveries 11 8 37 1 unknown 52 December 8--Wind still high today, and rain is intermittent. The ants have gotten into my duck skins and chewed out the rictus on the two teals. All of a sudden ants here by the millions. Dug up a heater, and I hope to dry skins quicker and then pack them in the trunks. Went to the overrun and collected another sick adult Pintail; saw four Green-winged Teal, two Widgeon, two Pintails, one Shoveler. All but the teal looked weak. Expect to get them all before leaving here December 20. Also saw definitely and at close range a lesser yellowlegs. The ladder back was very conspicuous. Also another different Erolia with white flanks, greyer than acuminata and smaller will try to get both of these on