0800--One Blue-gray Noddy passed ship on starboard side. 0803-- There are now thirteen Frigatebirds over the ship, all of which appear to be immatures. 0805--One Fairy Tern off bow. 0808--One Red-footed Booby coming toward ship off starboard side, very close. Also one Wedge-tailed Shearwater off port, and one Christmas Island Shearwater Bowler's [illegible] 0810--Approximately 20 Petrels off starboard side. All identifications of Christmas Island Shearwater and Bowler's Petrel are doubtful, and interchangeable. There appears to be a patch of sand at a distance. This is hard to tell. 0814-- Five Sooty Terns off port. Also, two Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off starboard bow. 0815-- Three Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off starboard side. Also three off bow. 0816--Two Fairy Terns passed on starboard side. 0817--One Blue-gray Noddy off starboard. Flock of Shearwaters off starboard, approximately 25 to 50. They are very close to the island, approximately half a mile, and the birds are actually too numerous to count. Due to the sea, we were unable to land on Nihoa all during today, although a rubber boat went in three times to check on the possibility of landing. During the day many birds flew around the ship, including Fairy Terns, which were quite numerous. These appeared to be nesting or roosting on the cliffs. These were on the northwest cliffs of the island, in the very center of the cliffs. Also many Blue-gray Noddies were around the ship, both species of Noddies. The Sooty Terns and Gray-backed Terns. We saw several flocks of Red-tailed Tropicbirds flying over, and also a very large flock of Frigatebirds, stayed around. Most of these were immatures. Only two females were seen throughout the day. Both Bulwer's Petrels and Christmas Island Petrels were quite numerous, especially just before dusk. 2015 Approximately 8:15 p.m. the chief boatswain's mate and several of the officer