Ludwig, James P. 1963 51 December 10--Today has been a damn poor day. In the A.M. I managed to take care of laundry, get some Formaldehyde fumigant for the skins, chat with Burke, and arrange to shoot in the overrun tomorrow. Then after an early lunch I walked around Sand Island, losing my glasses, and my watch stopped. Saw no tyotles, no seals or seal Gadils. Three Hawaiian Noddies, two (?) Common Noddies, sixteen Tattlers, many Sanderling, 18 - 50E, Turnstones and Plovers, eight Sharp-tails. A new shorebird record--Black Turnstone--was made as I saw one at very close range. Its black bill, legs, and darker appearance were clearly seen. Also four Pintails, five to seven Green-winged Teals, one Shoveller ?, and one Widgeon were seen. Fairy Terns are not abundant now, the population being an estimated three hundred to five hundred individuals, or about 10 to 20 %/o of the September level. Recovered two dead birds with bands today. In the evening I wrote letters home. Add to the population estimates four Red-tailed Tropicbirds and guesses of 20000 pair of Laysan and 9,000 pair of Black-footed Albatross for Sand. O Wedge-tailed Shearwaters, and 1300 - 2000 individual Bonin Island Petrels. The Petrels are increasing their resident numbers daily, and I believe will begin breeding by January 1. Canaries are still in full song here. December 11--Today a bit more reasonable. Up early to go to Eastern. Fisher went to Kure today and asked if I would help his ASST on Eastern for an hour in the A.M. Did so, and then came back to shop. Spent $148.00 on a Hi-Fi wedding gift for Ted and Barb. Spent the afternoon hunting in the overrun and got a very grey Erolia, and a Sanderling. Saw three Pintails; lone Widgeon, four Teal. Skinned birds in late P.M.