James P. Ludwig 1963 we saw Wedge-tails and Christmas Island Shearwaters flying at 9 a.m. and found chicks of both. Shot some miniature Teal at Sand as well as a Erolia Sand-piper. Saw a dowitcher also. September 20, 1963 Flew to Kure today. Joe Goodwin provided us with ample space, man power, and a very warm reception. By noon settled in 2 rooms and in the afternoon toured the island. Bill saw 26 seals. I collected a tattler and Nody, Frigates, 3 Boobies, Golden Plovers, tattlers, red turnstones, four Bristle-thighed Curlews, Hawaiian and Common Noddies, Sooty Terns, unidentified ("Forester's like") Tern, 5 Fairy Terns, Wedge-tails and Bonin seen. Collected 23 rats at night. September 21, 1963 Caught up on odds and ends, and rewrapped all the birds from Midway. Some suffered during the flight over. Went to a cook out for dinner and then out to collect. One Christmas Island Shearwater, 2 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters, one Bonin Petrel, and 2 Frigates collected. Bill got 26 rats. Lots of wedge-tails here. Guess 700 - 1000 present. They may be nesting. No idea how many Christmas Island Shearwaters here. September 22, 1963 Helped Bill tag seals today, total of 6 by day's end. Skinned 2 of the Shearwaters collected 9-21 and watched the evening flick. September 23, 1963 Skinned the frigate, made skeletons of Wedge-tail, Frigate, and Sooty Tern. Wrote letters in the p.m.