ATF/SIC 3, Tawakoni, October-November 1963

1 DATE TIME LAT LONG OCT 3 1200 21°16'N 158°00'w " 1306 20°55'N 158°00w " 1400 20°42'N 158°04'w " 1520 20°29'N 158°09'w " 1600 20°16'N 158°02'w " 1700 20°05'N 158°07'w " 1800 19°45'N 158°25'w " 1900 19°37'N 158°35'w " 2000 19°29'N 158°43'w " 2100 19°20'N 158°53'w " 2200 19°10'N 159°02'w " 2300 19°00'N 159°12w 4OCT 0000 18°51'N 159°22'w " 0100 18°41'N 159°31'w " 0200 18°32'N 159°40'w " 0300 18°21'N 159°50'w " 0400 18°12'N 160°00'w " 0500 18°02'N 160°09'w " 0600 17°53'N 160°19'w " 0700 17°43'N 160°29'w " 0800 17°31'N 160°34'w " 0900 17°22'N 160°42'w " 1000 17°13'N 160°53'w " 1100 17°04'N 161°04'w " 1200 16°54'N 161°11'w " 1300 16°46'N 161°24'w

2 DATE TIME LAT. LONG. 4 OCT 1400 16°35'N 161°31'W

3 DATE TIME LAT LONG 5 OCT 1600 12°55'N 165°10'w 1700 12°47'N 165°18'w 1800 12°39'N 165°27'w 1900 12°32'N 165°34'w 2000 12°27'N 165°41'w 2100 12°19'N 165°49'w 2200 12°11'N 165°57'w 2300 12°03'N 166°05'w === 6 OCT 0000 11°55'N 166°18'w 0100 11°49'N 166°21'w 0200 11°40'N 166°28'w 0300 11°32'N 166°37'w 0400 11°24'N 166°44'w 0500 11°15'N 166°54'w 0600 11°07'N 167°03'w 0700 10°59'N 167°12'w 0800 10°45'N 167°25'w 0900 10°36'N 167°40'w 1000 10°29'N 167°48'w 1100 10°19'N 167°56'w 1200 10°13'N 168°03'w 1300 10°02'N 168°09'w 1400 9°53'N 168°11'w 1500 9°45'N 168°20'w 1600 9°36'N 168°27'w

4 DATE TIME LAT LONG 6 OCT 1700 9°28'N 168°34'W 1800 9°19'N 168°42'W 1900 9°16'N 168°52'W 2000 9°07'N 169°01'W 2100 8°57'N 169°09'W 2200 8°49'N 169°16'W 2300 8°39'N 169°23'W 7 OCT 0000 8°30'N 169°31'W 0100 8°21'N 169°38'W 0200 8°12'N 169°45'W 0300 8°04'N 169°53'W 0400 7°54'N 170°01'W 0500 7°45'N 170°08'W 0600 7°35'N 170°15'W 0700 7°27'N 170°22'W 0800 7°19'N 170°30'W 0900 7°16'N 170°31'W 1000 7°09'N 170°46'W 1100 7°00'N 170°47'W 1200 6°51'N 170°55'W 1300 6°43'N 171°03'W 1400 6°34'N 171°11'W 1500 6°26'N 171°18'W 1600 6°18'N 171°27'W 1700 6°09'N 171°35'W 1800 6°00'N 171°44'W

7 oct 63 1900 5° 57' N 171° 52' w 2000 5° 35' N 47 171° 41' w 2100 5° 29' N 40 171° 50' w 2200 5° 21' N 34 171° 51' w 2300 5° 13' N 28 172° 06' w 8 oct 63 0000 5° 04' N 22 172° 14' w 0100 4° 56' N 14 172° 23' w 0200 4° 48' N 06 172° 31' w 0300 4° 39' N 5' 00" 172° 40' w 0400 4° 31' N 4' 54 172° 47' w 0500 4° 22' N 4' 46 172° 56' w 0600 4° 14' N 4' 38 173° 04' w 73° 02 0700 4° 55' N 4' 30 173° 37' w 10 0800 4° 47' N 4' 24 172° 45' w 18 0900 4° 30' N 4' 18 172° 53' w 26 1000 4° 20' N 4' 12 173° 05' w 34 1100 4° 11' N 4' 04 173° 14' w 42 1200 4° 00' N 3' 58 173° 24' w 50 1300 3° 48' N 3' 50 173° 34' w 72' 58 1400 3° 39' N 3' 42 173° 38' w 74° 04 1500 3° 28' N 34 173° 48' w 12 1600 3° 20' N 26 173° 58' w 20 1700 3° 16' N 15 174° 08' w 28 1800 3° 04' N 10 174° 17' w 36 1900 3° 00' N 3' 02 174° 16' w 44 2000 2° 56' N 2' 56 174° 33' w 74° 52 MHE - lat. & long.

8 OCT 63 2100 02°29'N 46 174°23'W 75' 00 2200 2°20'N 26 174°53'W 08 2300 2°11'N 26 175°02'W 16 9 OCT 63 0000 2°05'N 16 175°12'W 24 0100 1°55'N 206 175°19'W 32 0200 1°43'N 1'56 175°21'W 48 0300 1°37'N 96 175°25'W 48 0400 1°28'N 36 175°35'W 56 0500 01°23'N 20 175°49'W 04 0600 1°19'N 16 176°05'W 12 0700 1°15'N 906 176°08'W 20 0800 1°06'N 0'56 176°18'W 28 0900 0°47'N 176°38'W 1000 1100

Appendix -2- Date Time Latitude Longitude Oct. 7 0600 7 35' N 170 15' W 0700 7 27' N 170 22' W 0800 7 19' N 170 30' W 0900 7 16' N 170 31' W 1000 7 09' N 170 40' W 1100 7 00' N 170 47' W 1200 6 51' N 170 55' W 1300 6 43' N 171 03' W 1400 6 34' N 171 11' W 1500 6 26' N 171 18' W 1600 6 18' N 171 27' W 1700 6 09' N 171 35' W 1800 6 00' N 171 44' W 1900 5 57' N 171 52' W 2000 5 37' N 171 41' W 2100 5 29' N 171 50' W 2200 5 21' N 171 57' W 2300 5 13' N 172 06' W Oct. 8 0000 5 04' N 172 14' W 0100 4 56' N 172 23' W 0200 4 48' N 172 31' W 0300 4 39' N 172 40' W 0400 4 31' N 172 47' W 0500 4 22' N 172 56' W 0600 4 14' N 173 04' W 0700 4 55' N 172 37' W 0800 4 47' N 172 45' W 0900 4 30' N 172 53' W 1000 4 20' N 173 05' W 1100 4 11' N 173 14' W 1200 4 00' N 173 24' W 1300 3 48' N 173 31' W 1400 3 38' N 173 38' W 1500 3 28' N 173 48' W 1600 3 20' N 173 58' W 1700 3 10' N 174 08' W 1800 3 04' N 174 13' W 1900 3 00' N 174 16' W 2000 2 48' N 174 33' W 2100 2 29' N 174 33' W 2200 2 20' N 174 53' W 2300 2 11' N 175 02' W Nov. 9 0000 2 05' N 175 12' W

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. Blood Sampling I was distressed by the message from Dr. Sudduth saying Chief Girgosian will require minimal assistance from the Smithsonian Party (copy of message enclosed). I think the record should be put straight with Dr. Sudduth as to how much time it takes to collect blood samples and how much extra work this involves. 1. All identification is done by Smithsonian 2. All locating and catching of birds is done by Smithsonian 3. All holding of birds while blood sample is being taken is done by Smithsonian. 4. All blood samples from small birds. (Shearwaters and below) are taken by Smithsonian. This means over half the samples. 5. All hunting and shooting of cats or birds is done by Smithsonian. On an island like McKean where the birds are walking underfoot it took six hours to obtain 150 samples with all people working at a fast pace. On an island like Baker each cat sample represents 20 man hours of hunting. The chief does a wonderful job of running samples and certainly relieves the party of considerable work, but over a third of our evening time is spent on blood collecting instead of banding. Last minute request for blood samples make it difficult to make a logical schedule. The request this time could have resulted in a three day delay at Canton Fortunately an extra flight came in a few days before the regularly flight and we were not delayed (i.e. only lost one day). In view of the emphasis in the message on "minimal assistance" and no change in schedule we will continue to use only 25-35 percent of our time for blood collecting. Will not even attempt to chase such things as Whimprels, Sanderlungs and don't expect much luck on Bristle-tassled Curlews or Golden Gloves. [illegible]

USS TAWAKONI (ATF 114) PEARL HARBOR HAWAII Progress Report Party arrived in Samoa on the 8th and 4 beery days later departed. Despite other demands at least one member hit every bar in town every day. Birds: Local informants said they were present but we didn't see any. Blood: Running all over the place. Boiling too. Reptiles: Aptly describes most females; other half falls under axes. Banding: Band aids on Larry. 64 strings of No. 3 bands traded to the locals. Mammals: Humans -- only one sex, male; this split into males and imitation females. A near (but not very) human species seems to consist exclusively of females. Survey of 6 miles of tropical stream revealed no Polynesians* (females) Believe they are extinct. S.I. Personnel: After latest round of mail from S.I. everyone downed a few more drinks for the long *$[//]do* road back to the islands. [illegible] Roger David Larry

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D.C. Oct. 18. 1963 FIRST PROGRESS REPORT - OCTOBER, 1963 Itinerary Oct. 1 Arrived Honolulu and pick^up supplies from Navy Storage Oct. 2 Moved all gear on U.S.S. Tawakoni Oct. 3 Departed Pearl Harbor at 10 AM Oct. 4-Oct.8 At sea Oct. 9 Landed on Howland Island at 11AM Oct. 10-Oct. 13 On Howland Oct. 14 Left Howland at 8 Am Landed Baker at 1PM Oct. 15-17 On Baker Island Oct. 18 Departed Baker Island at 8AM Field party consisting of Fred Sibley, Roger Clapp, Dave Bratley and Larry Huber was joined at Pearl Harbor by Chief Giragosian from DTC. At sea records were kept from Pearl Harbor to Howland Island during daylight hours. Two Ruddy Turnstones, Three Red-footed Boobies and one Bonin Island Petrel were collected during this time. HOWLAND ISLAND Complete nest counts were made of all birds present. Fourteen species were recorded of which five were nesting. Complete list and estimates given in appendix. Following birds were banded: Masked Booby - Adult 1873 Immature 50 Nestling 17 Red-tailed Tropic Bird - Adult 11 Nestling 13 Blood Samples taken from the following birds Masked Booby --- 10 Brown Booby ----- 10 Red-footed Booby -- 10

Greater Frigate - 3 Red-tailed Tropic Bird - 3 Following Birds Collected: Masked Booby - 10 Brown Booby - 3 Golden Plover - 5 Ruddy Turnstone - 3 Bristle-thighed Curlew - 2 Gray-backed Tern - 2 Wandering Tattler - 1 Other vertebrates: Series of skinks and gekkos collected. Estimated 20 some cats on the island - none shot. One turtle seen in the surf offshore. BAKER ISLAND Only one species of bird nesting (Common Noddy) and only small numbers of others seen footing on the island. Banded: 6 Adult, 12 Immature and 37 nestlings of Common Noddy Blood: Common Noddy - 10 Ruddy Turnstone - 3 Great Frigate - 1 Cat - 4 Collected: Golden Plover - 8 Ruddy Turnstone -9 Wandering Tattler - 3 Common Noddy - 10 Limosa sp? - 2 Ereunetes? sp? - 2 Other vertebrates: Series of skinks and gekkos collected. Estimated 15 cats on the island. Four collected. One turtle seen every day just offshore. Numbers of birds on Howland considerably less than last time. Baker Has more shorebirds including two species which we could not identify. Collected two of each species. Equipment holding up fairly well. Tents have gone through several heavy rains with only minor leaks. Chief has been running all blood samples on the ship thus taking a large amount of work off the Smithsonian Party. [illegible]

APPENDIX People from the Point Barrow who were also working the islands while we were there wanted an estimate of the birds to include in their report. They will call sometime in November for the attached list. HOWLAND ISLAND Masked Booby Adult 2600 Immature 100 Nestling 18 Nest with egg 15 Brown Booby Adult 100 Immature 20 Nest with egg 5 Red-footed Booby Adult 100 Nestlings 3 Nest with egg 3 Greater Frigate Adult 40 only about 10 roosting on island Nest with egg 1 Lesser Frigate Adult 40 none roosting on island Red-tailed Tropic Bird Adult 40 Nestling 13 Nest with egg 3 Golden Plover 60 Ruddy Turnstone 120 Wandering Tattler 15 Bristle Thighed Curlew 2 Gray Backed Tern 17 Sooty Tern several thousand none landing on island Hawaiian Noddy 1 Fairy Tern 1

BAKER ISLAND Christmas Island Shearwater 1 offshore Barcourts Storm Petrel 1 offshore Masked Booby 6 flying over only Brown Booby 21 most just flying over Red-footed Booby 3 7-8 Red-tailed Tropic Bird 6 none landed on island Fr# Great Frigate Lesser Frigate 40 plus - unable to seperate species because of species distance Golden Plover 100 Ruddy Turnstone 150 Wandering Tattler 35 Bristle Thighed Curlew 5 Godwit sp? 2 Sandpiper sp? 2 Sooty Tern several hundred flying over at night Common Noddy adult 80 Immatures 20 Nestling 37

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. Oct. 22, 1963 SECOND PROGRESS REPORT * OCT-NOV. TRIP Oct. 18 Landed on Howland Island about 2:00 Oct. 19 - 20 On Howland Island Oct. 21 Left Howland Island about 7:00 AM On our second visit to the island we recounted all nests; banded the few remaining birds, collected insects and surveyed the plants. Activities between our first and second visit had resulted in about a 50 percent reduction in the nesting population of Masked Boobies. Banding: Masked Booby Adult 305 2178* 95 Immature 67 117 95 Nestling - 17 100 Red-tailed Tropic Bird Adult 1 12 25 Nestling - 13 100 Red-footed Booby Adult 31 31 30 Immature 5 -5 30 Nestling 1 -1 100 Great Frigate Adult 1 -1 30 Common Nolby Immature 3 -3 30 Adult 1 1 100 Collecting: Masked Booby - 10 Brown Booby 7 10 Red-footed Booby 11 11 Lesser Frigate 1 1 Golden Plover 3 8 Ruddy Turnstone - 3

2nd visit total Wandering Tattler 2 3 Bristle-thighed Curlew - 2 sandpiper sp? 1 1 sandpiper sp? 2 1 1 In the two visits a total of 17 species have been recorded only 5 of which were breeding. Blood Samples: 2nd visit total Masked Booby - 10 Brown Booby - 10 Rdd-footed Booby - 10 Great Frigate 7 10 Lesser Frigate 1 1 Cat 10 10 Red-tailed Tropic Bird 7 10 As on the first visit a tidal wave warning forced the party to spend an entire night around the Lighthouse (captain's orders) thereby reducing our time for field work. Cats on Howland were less educated than on Baker and we were able to shoot 10 and catch another by hand after chasing it to exhaustion. Still an estimated 10-15 on the island. No turltes seen on the second visit. Since Roger the Lodger has now become a shellback I will let him sign the report. Wonderboy Huber and Dave*the*Rat*are both in good health after the equator crossing. Sleepy Dave Hued Sibley the Rat Roger the Lodger WASHINGTON 3 D C NATIONAL MARINE MUSEUM

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. Third Progress Report - October-November Trip Itinerary Oct. 22 Landed Canton 3 PM Oct. 23 Left Canton 2 PM Oct. 24 Landed McKean 5 PM Oct. 25-27 On McKean Oct. 28 Left McKean 6 AM, landed Gardner 2 PM Oct. 29 Left Gardner 4 PM Oct. 30 Landed Hull 10 Am Left Hull 5 PM Landed Hull 7 PM Left Hull 8 PM Oct. 31 Landed Sydney 8 AM Nov. 1-2 On Sydney Nov. 3 Left Sydney 8 AM, landed Phoenix 2 PM Nov. 4-5 On Phoenix Nov. 6 Left Phoenix 6 AM Nov. 7 At sea Nov. 8 Arrival Pago-Pago. During the period of the third progress report 6 islands were visited. Four of these were inhabited or only recently vacated and had very few birds. The other two were covered with great numbers of birds. Due to the scarcity of birds on some islands the party ran well ahead of the initial schedule. This means we have 15 days left for Birnie and Enderbury before departing for Pearl Harbour to arrive the fifth. How much of this time we use depends on (1) need to return by first for Yag cruise, (2) general attitude of the ship. If there is no need to meet Yag schedule we will probably remain on Enderbury until the 30th of November. A summary of each island is given under separate heading. In summary: 28 species of birds, 4 species of mammals, and 4 species of reptiles have been recorded. 9278 birds of 18 species were banded. 27 skins of 23 species were collected. 327 blood samples of 22 species were taken. About 100 skinks and gekkos of 3 species were collected from 4 islands. Fred C. Sibley Research Curator

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. CANTON ISLAND Party spent 24 hours here from late on the 22nd to late on the 23rd. Party covered all parts of the island at least once. Made contact with the British resident concerning our visit to the Phoenix Islands. Birds: 11 species recorded of which 4 were nesting. Heaviest concentrations of terns were on Spam Island. Banding: 37 birds of 4 species were banded. Species Number Percent of Birds Red-footed Booby 1 2 Great Frigate 1 .5 Gray-backed Tern 1 .003 Common Noddy-nesting 34 90 Blood Samples: 23 samples of 5 species were taken Species Number Red-footed Booby 1 Great Frigate 1 Gray-backed Tern 10 Common Noddy 10 CAT 1 Collecting: 2 specimens of a species of Godwit were collected. Mammals: Cats; abundant. Wild as well as pets. Dogs; at least 5 different pets Rats; four young removed from stomach of cat. Humans; 400-500 Almost half Americans and the other half Gilbertese. Reptiles: Skinks; - common Turtles - reported as common in lagoon, none found on beach.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 23, D. C. McKEAN ISLAND Party landed here late the 24th in heavy surf. Had waited all day for surf to lessen before attempting the landing. Lost only minor items overboard although all equipment was soaking wet. Island literally covered with birds but a bright moon and clear sky made it very difficult to catch birds. Birds: 23 species were recorded of which 16 were nesting. 3617 birds of 13 12 species were banded. Species Number Banded Percent of Birds Bulwer's Petrel 2 1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 59 15 Audubon's Shearwater 350 7 White-throated Storm Petrel 1 1 Masked Booby adult 177 389 25 35 immature 25 40 nestling *28* 156 100 Brown Booby 7 7 Red-footed Booby adult 42 20 nestling 28 17 100 Lesser Frigate 1898 45 Red-tailed Tropic Bird adult 5 6 5 nestling 14 13 25 Bristle-thighed Curlew 1 1 Common Noddy adult 105 2 nestling 52 10 Fairy Tern 207 10 Blue-gray Noddy 388 5

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. McKean Island page 2 Blood Samples : 172 samples of 17 species were taken. Species Number of Samples Wedge-tailed Shearwater 10 Christmas Is. Shearwater 1 Audubon's Shearwater 20 Bulwer's Petrel 1 Masked Booby 22 Brown Booby 12 Red-footed Booby 10 Great Frigatebirds 10 Lesser Frigatebirds 10 Red-tailed Trāpic Bird 1 Bristle-thighed Curlew 5 Gray-backed Tern 10 Sooty Tern 10 Common Noddy 19 Hawaiian Noddy 10 Fairy Tern 11 Blue-gray Noddy 10 172 Birds Collected : 75 specimens of 16 species were collected. Species Number of Specimens Wedge-tailed Shearwater 10 Christmas Is. Shearwater 1 Audubon's Shearwater 10 Bulwer's Petrel 4 White-throated Storm Petrel 7 Brown Booby 1 Great Frigate 4 Lesser Frigate 10 Bristle-thighed Curlew 1 Crested Tern 1 Sooty Tern 1 Common Noddy 1 Hawaiian Noddy 3 Fairy Tern 4 Blue-gray Noddy 12 Sandpiper No. 2 (same as Howland) 5 75 Mammals : No evidence of any species of mammal. Reptiles : No skinks, gekkos scarce; 4 collected. Turtles laying eggs but don't come on beach until 4 A.M. because of bright moon.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. PROGRESS REPORT * GARDNER ISLAND Party spent 26 hours here from late the 28th to late the 29th. Party covered all parts of the island at least once including an entire circuit of the island on foot. (10 miles plus) Birds: 17 species were recorded. Only 3 species were breeding, 1 was domesticated, and 6 species were represented by less than 10 birds. Banding: Not possible to reach any of the nesting birds. They were either 60-90 feet up in trees or 20-30 feet up in coconut palms. Blood Samples : Taken only from shot birds. 8 samples from 5 species. Red-footed Booby 2 Great Frigate 1 Wandering Tattler 2 Godwit 2 Sandpiper No. 2 1 Collected: 12 specimens of 5 species were collected. Red-footed Booby 4 Great Frigate 1 Wandering Tattler 2 Godwit 2 Sandpiper No. 2 3 The difference between collecting and blood sampling shows the difficulty in obtaining enough blood from dead birds. Mammals: Cats and dogs kept by natives; 10-15 of each. 210 natives will be evacuated by Christmas. Some rats seen. Reptiles : Skink - fairly common, 2 collected. Small species gekko - 30 plus or minus collected. Large species gekko - 5 plus or minus collected. Turtles - 2 seen offshore but natives didn't succeed in catching them. Numerous insects were collected, plants were surveyed, and photographs were taken of all major habitat areas. FCS/rbc

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. HULL ISLAND ** PROGRESS REPORT In view of the scarcity of birds on all inhabited islands we decided to forestall setting up camp and instead conduct a preliminary survey of the island. We landed at 9:30 A.M. and split into two teams which started around the island in opposite directions. All birds seen were censused. Because of the narrowness of the outer rim of the island it was possible to get an almost 100 percent coverage of the birds. We finished the circuit of the island after walking 8 miles each. A total of 24 channels were found, forded. We landed again after dark to collect geckos and left again at about 8 P.M. Birds: A total of 2994 birds of 10 species were seen, 2,300 of them being Hawaiian Noddy. Only 4 species were nesting. The Sooty Terns are reported to nest in tremendous numbers during June and December. Banding: 25 nestling Hawaiian Noddy were banded. Height and weakness of trees ruled out any attempts at night time banding of adults. Blood samples: Chief Giragosian obtained three samples from turtles captured by the natives. Mammals: Large numbers of cats and dogs kept as pets. At least 40-50 of each. One Polynesian rat? seen. Human population totals 590 plus or minus and all will be evacuated during November and December. Reptiles: Possibly two species of skinks occur. About 5 collected. 5 specimens apiece of two species of Gekko were collected. Shells of turtles were scattered all over the island. Three were caught while we were there. A survey of plants was made and some insects were collected. FCS/rbc

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. SYDNEY ISLAND ** PROGRESS REPORT Because of the rapid coverage of Gardner and Hull Islands it became necessary to spend a few days on Sydney regrouping. Time was spent skinning birds, repairing equipment and generally catching up. A complete coverage of the island was made including about 2 miles of swimming, encumbered by life preserver, to and from the islands in the lagoon. Birds: 1040 individuals of 14 species were observed. There were only two nesting species and both of these were restricted to the central lagoon. Banding: 11 Gray back Tern nestlings were banded. 17 Common Noddy nestlings were banded. Blood Samples : 4 samples from cats were taken. Collecting: Sandpiper No. 4 1 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Reptiles: 1 species of skink and 2 species of gekko occur. Turtles were not found although numerous tracks were seen on the beach. Mammals: All humans evacuated in 1961. 3 dogs were seen. Rats were numerous (Polynesian) and 3 were collected. 5 cats including 3 kittens were killed. No others were seen. There was good coverage of insects and plants plus photographs of various habitats. FCS/ rbc

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. Phoenix Island - Progress Report The party landed here the afternoon of the 3rd and left at 6 AM on the 6th. We worked a harder and longer schedule since we were leaving for Samoa on the 6th and would have several days to rest up. Late rising and reduced brightness made banding easier than on McKean. Birds: 25 species were recorded of which 17 were nesting Banding: 5772 individuals of 12 species were banded. Wedge-tailed Shearwater Christmas Island Shearwater adult 178 nestling 21 Audubon's Shearwater 500 Masked Booby adult 715 immature 59 nestling 131 Brown Booby Red-footed Booby adult 22 immature 1 nestling 1 Great Frigate adult 3 nestling 104 Lesser Frigate nestling 1800 Red-tailed Tropic Bird nestling 1 Sooty Tern adult 500 nestling 400 Common Noddy adult 83 Blue-gray Noddy adult 358 Collecting: 5 individuals of 2 species were collected. Christmas Is. Shearwater 4 Phoenix Is. Petrel 1

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. -2- Blood Samples: 120 samples from 14 species were taken. Wedge-tailed Shearwater 10 Christmas Is. Shearwater 10 Audubon's Shearwater 10 Phoenix Island Petrel 2 Masked Booby 10 Red-footed Booby 4 Great Frigate 10 Lesser Frigate 10 Bristle-thighed Curlew 2 Sooty Tern 10 Gray-backed Tern 6 Common Noddy 10 Blue-gray Noddy 6 Rabbit 20 120 Mammals: Rabbits are the only mammal present. Probably over 1000. Reptiles: None seen. Evidence of turtles using the island for nesting.

Fourth Progress Report Nov. 16, 1963 Nov. 8 Arrived Pago Pago, American Samoa, 9 AM Nov. 9-11 At Pago Pago Nov. 12 Departed Pago Pago, 8 AM Nov. 13 At Sea Nov. 14 Landed Birnie Island 2 PM Nov. 15 On Birnie Nov. 16 Departed Birnie Island at 7 AM Samoa This stop was a rest and recreation stop for the crew and the ship was open to visitors during this period. As a result it was impossible to collect or skin birds. Party spent all four days walking to various parts of the island including the airport and the highest mountains. Only four species recorded for the island were not seen by the group. Birnie Island This was the smallest island visited and the first with a really dense population of rats. A total of 40 hours were spent here. Birds: 21 species recorded only 4 of which were breeding. Banding: 1190 birds of 3 species were banded: Masked Booby Adult 699 Nestling 50 Brown Booby Adult 38 Nestling 3 Common Noddy Adult 365 Nestling 35 All Masked Boobies were marked with spray paint to enable us to distinguish current bands from older ones.

As a result 41 Masked Boobies and 1 Red-footed Booby were recaptured. Collecting: 5 specimens of 3 species were collected. Christmas I. Shearwater 1 Sandpiper No. 1 3 Sandpiper No. 2 1 Reptiles : Evidence of turtles but none seen. Mammals: Island overrun with small rats. 10 collected and 10 blood samples obtained from about 40 rats. Thad C. Sible

USS TAWAKONI (ATF 114) PEARL HARBOR HAWAII FIFTH AND LAST PROGRESS REPORT OCT-NOV PHOENIX ISLAND TRIP Nov. 27, 1963 November 16 Landed on Enderbury at 11AM November 17-19 On Enderbury November 20 Left Enderbury at 11PM November 21 Left Roger Clapp and Dave Bratley on Canton at 5AM November 22-25 At sea November 26 Arrived Pearl Harbor 4PM ENDERBURY ISLAND Landed here in rough surf and left in almost complete calm. Working conditions on the island were the hottest encountered on this trip. BIRDS: Eighteen species of birds were recorded of which nine were breeding. BANDING: 3589 birds of 10 species were banded as listed below. Species Number Percent of Population Masked Booby Adult 666 90-95 Immature 176 90-95 Nestlings 66 95-100 Brown Booby Adult 57 50 Immature 12 50 Nestling 2 20 Red-footed Booby Adult 570 30-40 Immature 140 30-40 Nestling 217 95-100 Great Frigate Adult 44 5 Nestling 356 95-100

Lesser Frigate Nestling 1138 85-90 Red-tailed Tropic Bird Adult 2 5 Nestling 16 70 Bristle-thighed Curlew 1 5 Gray-backed Tern Adult 29 [illegible] Nestling 26 95-100 Common Noddy Adult 1 .3 Nestling 17 95-100 Hawaiian Noddy Adult 45 5 RECOVERIES: 732 bands were recovered on 3 species as listed below. Masked Booby 705 Brown Booby 11 Red-footed Booby 16 Collecting: One specimen of sandpiper no. 2. BLOOD: 52 samples of 6 species. Masked Booby 10 Brown Booby 2 Red-footed Booby 10 Great Frigate 10 Lesser Frigate 10 Gray-backed Tern 10 REPTILES: One species of skink and one species of gekko. Several turtles seen on beach. MAMMALS: Cats are evidently the only mammal present and are rare. Short Summary of Trip 16,491 birds of 18 species banded 197 birds of 23 species collected 468 blood samples of 22 species taken Various plants, insects and mammals also were collected. Of the 61 days spent away from Washington, 2 were spent traveling to and from Washington, 4 were spent in Honolulu, 25 at sea or in Pago Pago, 30 on various study islands. Of the time ashore a minimum of 7 days were spent taking blood samples.

DATE: October 3, 1963 Total Minutes: 225 Total Miles: 45 I. Total Abundance of birds: ATF Tawekoni — 2 observers No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 30 38 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 21 10 4 1 25 13 4 1 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT 2 2 0 2 1,0 1,0 IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 1 1 1 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RF RF B T RF RF B T RF RF B 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 5 6 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/Mi. 0

DATE: October 4, 1963 Total Minutes: 545 Total Miles: 121 I. Total Abundance of birds: ATF Tawakoni - 2 observers No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 23 53 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 15 5 8 0 40 20 20 0 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT 4 4 4 4 1 1 IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 4 27 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T BF RF B T BF RF B T BF RF B 0 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 1 1 1 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/Mi. 2 45 --------not noted--------

DATE: October 5, 1963 Total Minutes: 645 Total Miles: 117 I. Total Abundance of birds: ATF Tawakoni --- 2 observers No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 22 107 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 14 3 11 0 15 3 12 0 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT 1 1 1 1 1 1 IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 1 85 85 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 3 3 1 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T BF RF B T BF RF B T BF RF B 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/Mi. 1 85 ----not noted----

DATE: October 6, 1963 Total Minutes: 690 Total Miles: 149 I. Total Abundance of birds: ATF Tawakoni - 2 observers No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 29 67 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 17 2 10 1 28 4 10 1 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT )0 IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 3 22 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RF RF B T RF RF B T BF RF B 7 7 10 10 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/Mi. 1 28 ------ not noted ------

DATE: October 7, 1963 Total Minutes: 705 Total Miles: 131 I. Total Abundance of birds: ATF Tawakoni ---- 2 observers No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 47 222 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 34 3 14 3 65 12 29 3 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT 2 2 3 3 IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 3 141 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 2 2 1 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T BF RF B T BF RF B T BF RF B 0 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/Mi. 2 165 ---- not noted ----

DATE: October 8, 1963 Total Minutes: 515 Total Miles: 119 I. Total Abundance of birds: ATF Tawakoni -- 2 observers No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 54 384 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 33 1 2 1 110 1 2 2 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT * 3 1 4 1 IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 11 193 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T BF RF B T BF RF B T BF RF B 3 3 3 3 1 1 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/Mi. 10 286 ------ not noted -----

Annotated List At Sea Observations - U.S.S. Tawakoni Oct.3 - Oct. 8 1963 1. Puffinus pacificus Seen daily throughout the trip. General decline of numbers until Oct. 5 and subsequent increase with larger proportion of dark phase birds may indicate two different pelagic populations. 2. Puffinus nativitatus Due to general inexperience of observers specific identification of dark shearwaters was difficult. Sibley identified several on Oct. 7. 3. Puffinus griseus One unquestionable sight identification on Oct. 6 by Clapp and Sibley. Another, possibly this species, was seen on Oct. 8. 4. Pterodroma sp. Bonin Petrels were seen with some regularity after leaving Oahu. One was collected by Sibley and Bratley at 0907 Oct. 7, 1963. Several other birds belonging to the genus were seen but generally under conditions in which collecting was impossible. 5. Oceanodroma castro Two birds of this species were seen on Oct. 8. 6. Oceanodroma sp. A very small dark bird with a rapid wing beat was seen on Oct. 4 and may possibly have been the Sooty Storm Petrel. 7. Bulweria bulwerii One was seen Oct. 6, three Oct. 7 and two Oct. 8. 8. Phaethon lepturus This species was seen intermittently throughout the trip. A total of 6 observations, the one furthest south at approximately 6 14'N. latitude and at 171 31 W. longitude. 9. Phaethon rubricauda Seen on Oct. 5 and on Oct. 8. The first observation was at approximately 13 48' N. latitude and 164 20'W longitude.

10. Sula dactylatra One individual, an immature, was observed at 1605, Oct. 5. 11. Sula leucogaster - a single individual was seen shortly after leaving the harbour on Oct. 3. 12. Sula sula This species was the booby regularly encountered at sea. A total of 18 were recorded and three were collected, two Oct. 6 by Gibley and Bratley and one Oct. 7 by Clapp. 13. Fregata minor This species was encountered in steadily diminishing numbers as we left the harbor. Six were seen the first day, one the second day, and none were seen subsequently. 14. Sterna fuscata The most common bird, but not the species most frequently observed. A large number of flocks of this species, occasionally intermixed with the following were seen on Oct. 8. 15. Anous stolidus A single bird, probably this species, was seen as we left the harbor, another was seen on Oct. 4 and a small group intermixed with a flock of Sooty Tern was seen on the 8th. 16. Pluvialis dominica A single individual was seen at 1032 on Oct. 5. 17. Arenaria interpres Seen sporadically throughout the trip. Two were seen Oct. 5, two Oct. 7, and one Oct. 8. Two were collected, one at 1025 Oct. 7 by Bratley and the other at 1803 the same day by Huber.

Percent Composition of At Sea Observations - U.S.S. Tawakoni - Oct. 3 - Oct. 8, 1963 Table 1 Genus Puffinus Pterodroma Bulweria Oceanodroma Phaethon Sula Fregeta Pluvialis Arenaria Sterna Undentified Other Terns Total Oct. 3 No. Pet. 15 4 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 38 Oct. 4 No. Pet. 6 20 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 26 0 0 75 Oct. 5 No. Pet. 2 12 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 85 0 0 99.9 Oct. 6 No. Pet. 9 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 79.4 0 0 67 Oct. 7 No. Pet. 29 35 3 0 4 10 0 0 0 37.3 25 0 222 Oct. 8 No. Pet. 105 83 6 4 15 20 7 1 5 63.5 140 7 384 Total No. Pet. 166 105 62 19 12 384 Total Pc 18.59 9.29 .67 .45 1.68 2.24 .78 .11 .56 46.69 10.86 6.94 99.98

Table 2 Comparison of Pct. of Total Observation Time and Pct. of Total Birds Seen. Date Pct. of Total Observation Time Pct. of Total Birds Seen Oct. 3 7.11 4.25 Oct. 4 17.22 8.51 Oct. 5 20.38 11.98 Oct. 6 22.12 7.50 Oct. 7 22.27 24.86 Oct. 8 11.22 43.00 100.31 100.10 Total Birds Seen 893 Total Minutes Observation 3165

APPENDIX Hourly Positions During At Sea Observations Date Time Latitude Longitude Date Time Latitude Longitude Nov 21 0200 3° 03' S 171° 21' W Nov 23 0100 5° 45' N 166° 38' W 0300 2 58' 171 29' W 0200 5 55' 166 30' 0400 2 55' 171 35' 0300 6 06' 166 22' 0500 2 50' 171 38' 0400 6 16' 166 15' 0600 2 48' 171 44' 0500 6 26' 166 07' 0700 2 38' 171 46' 0600 6 37' 165 58' 0800 2 27' 171 38' 0700 6 48' 165 50' 0900 2 15' 171 30' 0800 6 58' 165 43' 1000 2 13' 171 25' 0900 7 08' 165 35' 1100 1 49' 171 17' 1000 7 19' 165 27' 1200 1 37' 171 09' 1100 7 30' 165 19' 1300 1 36' 171 07' 1200 7 39' 165 11' 1400 1 24' 171 00' 1300 7 55' 165 06' 1500 1 11' 170 53' 1400 8 06' 164 58' 1600 0 59' 170 45' 1500 8 12' 164 52' 1700 0 46' 170 37' 1600 8 28' 164 44' 1800 0 34' 170 30' 1700 8 40' 164 37' 1900 0 22' 170 22' 1800 8 51' 164 31' 2000 0 03' S 170 05' 1900 9 03' 164 24' 2100 1 50' N 169 59' 2000 9 14' 164 08' 2200 1 37' N 169 51' 2100 9 27'N 164 03' W 2300 1 26' 169 44' 2200 9 39' 163 54' 2400 0 46' N 169 37' 2300 9 51' 163 51' Nov 22 0100 1 04' 169 30' Nov 24 0100 10 15' 163 39' 0200 1 12' 169 22' 0200 10 27' 163 33' 0300 1 25' 169 14' 0300 10 39' 163 28' 0400 1 38' 169 06' 0400 10 52' 163 22' 0500 1 50' 168 58' 0500 11 04' 163 17' 0600 2 02' 168 48' 0600 11 14' 163 19' 0700 2 15' 168 44' 0700 11 25' 163 14' 0800 2 28' 168 38' 0800 11 36' 163 08' 0900 2 32' 168 36' 0900 11 48' 163 03' 1000 2 44' 168 28' 1000 12 00' 162 58' 1100 2 57' 168 20' 1100 12 12' 162 56' 1200 3 10' 168 14' 1200 12 18' 162 50' 1300 3 14' 168 07' 1300 12 27' 162 42' 1400 3 25' 168 00' 1400 12 39' 162 36' 1500 3 38' 167 53' 1500 12 51' 162 29' 1600 3 49' 167 45' 1600 13 03' 162 21' 1700 4 02' 167 38' 1700 13 13' 162 22' 1800 4 15' 167 30' 1800 13 23' 162 13' 1900 4 26' 167 24' 1900 13 34' 162 05' 2000 4 53' 167 17' 2000 13 48' 161 56' 2100 5 03' 167 09' 2100 13 59' 161 48' 2200 5 13' 167 03' 2200 14 10' 161 41' 2300 5 23' 166 53' 2300 14 21' 161 33' 2400 5 34' 166 46' 2400 14 31' 161 25'

DATE: November 22, 1963 Total Minutes: 550 460 Total Miles: 97 I. Total Abundance of birds: ATF Tawakoni - 1 observer No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 16 35 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 10 8 1 10 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 1 20 20 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RF RF B T RF RF B T BF RF B 0 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/Mi. 1 20 ---- not noted ----

DATE: November 23, 1963 Total Minutes: 460 Total Miles: 99 I. Total Abundance of birds: ATF Tawakoni -- 1 observer No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 36 108 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 28 7 13 1 101 61 14 1 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT 4 3 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 1 10 10 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T BF RF B T BF RF B T BF RF B 5 5 8 8 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/Mi. 2 66 ---- not noted ----

DATE: November 24, 1963 Total Minutes: 450 Total Miles: 90 I. Total Abundance of birds: ATF Tawakoni -- 1 observer No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 13 20 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 8 1 5 0 11 1 6 0 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT 2 2 3 3 IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 1 1 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T BF RF B T BF RF B T BF RF B 1 1 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Flocks Total No. Birds Total No. F/Mi. No. Feeding Flocks No. Feeding Birds No. Feeding F/Mi. 0

DATE: November 25, 1963 Total Minutes: 420 Total Miles: 102 1. Total Abundance of birds: ATF Tawakoni -- 1 observer No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 14 18 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 12 12 15 15 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT 0 IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 2 3 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RF RF B T RF RF B T RF RF B 0 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/Mi. 0

DATE: November 26, 1963 Total Minutes: 130 Total Miles: 51 I. Total Abundance of birds: ATF Tawekoni -- 1 observer No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 18 23 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 13 10 1 17 14 1 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT 0 IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 3 4 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RF RF B T RF RF B T RF RF B 2 2 2 2 1 1 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 0 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/Mi. 0

Pacific Ocean, 1 day out of Oahu, Hawaiian Is. Observers - Watch 1 - Clapp, Sibley, Huber - Watch 2. Clapp, Ituber. Oct.3 10:45 11:06 Frigate-bird 1 Left harbour 11:07 Frigate-bird 1 11:11 Anous ? sp 1 (1d) Dark above, below, steady tern 11:14 Frigate-bird 2 like flight but low over water- 11:14 WT 1 11:18 WT 1 RF Booby 1 white-tail 11:22 WT 1 11:23 Frigate-bud 1 11:45 11 1 12:08 Brelspr 1 Glimpsed for too briefly for identification. Possibly had a white rump. Observations conc.12:30 Observations re begun 4:20 4:20 Brown Booby 1 4:30 WT 1 4:31 Bonin Petrel 1 4:31 WT 1 4:37 Bnd wt ? sp 3 4:41 Bird sp? 1 4:45 Bonn Pellet 1 4:46 Pt. sp? 1 4:50 WT WT TIB B P? Between 4 a at quarter after 4 - 2 wt Tropic Birds were seen.

Oct. 3 455 Bulwer's ? Bld sp. ? 1 About same size as abovc suggested Barn, very fat wing 459 469 WT-DPhone a CE Sh. 1 5:00 Bird sp? 1 5:07 Bird sp? 2 5:08 Bonin Petrel 1 515 5:44 WT 1 5:49 WT-dk-phase 1 5:56 WT 2 6:02 WT 1 6:12 WT 1 Obs. canal. 6:18 RF Body 1 inum. 6:20 38 bird 0 blocks

Oct. 21 Observers - primarily Clapp; assisted Brattley, Huber Obs. began 7:25 8:32 WT-TB 1 8:55 WT 1 8:56 Bonin Petrel 3 Shearwater? 1 large-heavy bodied, dark above & below, slower wing-beat - Took off from water. 3 Bonins a compact group. 9:15 Bonin Petrel 1 At edge of rain squall 9:20 Bird sp.? 1 Not seen well D.A.B. 10:22 Storm petrel ? sp.? 1 Very small, very rapid wing-beat - Possibly Sooty Storm Petrel. 10:57 Flock 10 Sooty Tern 1 Anous Tern 1 Pter. 8? One bird seen well had Typical grey back pattern - Pure white wing linings larger than Bonin - lighter rump. Most probably R. externa 12:11 Bonin Petrel 12:48 W.T. Tropic Bird 12:52 Sooty Tern 20? Shearwaters & Petrels 15? 12:55 Wedgetail 1 1:05 PTERODMA sp. 2

oct. H 1318 1 W.T. Tropic Bird 1 Frigate Bird 5 Sooty Terns 1405 1 Wedgetail ? 1416 1 White Tail T.B 1420 1 Bonin Island Petrel? 1433 2 Wedgetail, ? 1438 2 Bonin Island ? 1444 1 " " ? - shot at on water 1618 Petrodroma sp.? 1 1630 Obs. concluded- 85 birds 2 flock mixed

Oct. 5 Pacific Ocean - 3 days out of Honolulu, Oahu, H. I's. Observers - Clapp, Sibley 7:10 Observations begun. 7:25 Flock Sooty Terns 85±5 Flying generally NE 7:33 Ruddy Turnstone 1 8:02 Ruddy Turnstone 1 8:15 Petrel-Shearwater ? 1 8:32 Wedgetail ? 1 9:15 Pt. species 1 9:43 Pt. species 1 Wedgetail dk phase 1 9:47 RT TB 1 9:55 Pt. sp. 1 Too large on Bonin - 10:32 Golden Plover 1 chirping 11:25 Ptero. species 1 11:32 Ptero " 1 11:34 Ptero. " 2 12:22 Ptero. species 1 wh breast; dusky thru eye + cap of head; wd med; dark brown on upper wing with light streak; light across wamp 2:50 Ptero. species 1 3:20 RF Booby 1 nun. 3:26 RF Booby 1 nun. ; ratty on water. 4:05 Masked Booby 1 liven

oct.5 4:21 Pt. species ? 1 4:57 Pt species 1 5:04 Pt. species 1 5:55 Obs. concluded 107 birds 1 flock

Sibley, Clupp, Bratley, Huber oct. 6 6:30 obs started 2 red-footed boobies 6:35 +1 " " " 6:40 +2 " " " (lie. total of 5) 7:15 1 Shearwater or petrel? 7:22 1 " " " ? 7:50 Flocks 20± sooty tern 7-8 shearwaters-petrels - 2 sizes 7:54 1 r.f. booby - subadult plumage 8:00 1 pterodroma sp? - 8:07 1 " " ? - 8:08 2 WT (initially sitty on water 8:15 2 WT crossing bow, OGR 8:30 1 Pterodroma sp? 8:55 1 Red-footed Booby 9:10 1 Pterodroma sp. ? 9:23 1 " " ? 9:29 1 " " ? 10:07 1 Tern sp? 10:18 1 Pterodroma sp? 10:56 1 Bonin Petrel 12:36 5± Sooty Tern way out to Stbel 2:10 1 Pterodroma sp. 2:41 2 Shearwater sp. (dark olive below 3:02 1 Bulwers P. (grey above, but right side pattern right flight - 303 1 Pterodroma sp.

920 Bud sp? 1 340 Sooty Shearwater 1 seen well DBc, GES 425 Shearwater sp? 2 obs. stopped at 5:20 6:00 Red footed Booby -2 both collected 6:40 " " " -1 67 birds I flock myed Oct. 6

Oct. 7 6:30 - Observations started 6:38 Bnd sp? 1 6:48 Shearwater sp? ) dark above, dark below at varying range 7:42 Ptero. sp. 2 all dark 8:00 Ptero sp 1 all white under wing lining; all white beneath; dusky brown above with black wing tips 8:07 Phoeo sp 1 8:32 Buil sp. 1 8:47 " " 1 8:48 Phoeo sp 1 with slub edges to underwings 8:58 Bnd spec 1 sitting on water 9:00 Shearwater sp. 1 lumbar, below 9:02 Phoeo sp? 1 9:07 Buil shot floofy on water by [illegible] Beatley 9:15 Pter sp. 2 9:25 WT 1 9:40 W-T Tropicbird 1 9:59 Ptero. species 1 dark } sitting in water 10:22 Ptero. species 4 1 light } 10:25 Ruddy Turnstone 1 - shot (Bratley) 11:07 Bulwer's Petrel 1 11:23 [illegible] shearwater? 1 - all dark 11:36 Shearwater sp? - all dark

Oct 7 12 53 | Bulwer's Petrel 13 30? | Sooty Tern | all dark shearwater 13 35 | Bulwers 14 56 2 Shwal m sp? ↑ WT ? 15 14 15 15 Sooty Tern 1st WT 10E 15 30 Bd sp? 2 15 31 Bonin Island type 1 15 45 Flock Sooty Tern 18st Pelinds - sec. sp. 1st Pelid sp? 1 15 55 1600 Tropie-bird sp? 1 1602 Shearwater sp? 1 1608 CI Shearwater 1 ident. by FCS. 1622 Shearwater sp 3 Pterodroma sp 1 Bdewer sp 1 1625 1632 WT Tropic Bird 2 1647 CI Shearwater 2 ident FCS 1708 Pterodroma Bird 1712 Pterodroma 1 1715 Pterodroma 1 1732 Bonin Island sp. 1 1737 Pterodroma Shearwater 1 1742 1755 Christmas Island shearwater 1

Oct 1803 - Rwdoly turnstone 1 (Cell 2714) Obscended 1805 1 Red-Pocketed Bucy shot subaquely BPC 222 birds 2 Hocks used Oct 3 36 Oct 4 85 Oct 5 107 Oct 6 66 139.5 Oct 7 211 6|835 505 6 355 23 32 Average of 101.00 b/d 660 45 1720 660 705

Oct 8 6:25 - Observations begun 6:32 - Sooty Tern 16 6:33 - Bird sp? 1 6:37 - WT 1 7:05 - Bulwera P 2 7:35 - Sooty Tern 12 7:36 - Shearwater sp 2 7:40 - Shearwater sp, 1 8:04 - Ruddy Turnstone 1 8:15 - Shearwater sp? 1 8:25 - R-F Booby 1 8:35 - Tropic-birds 2 8:37 - Pellet-Shunting sp? 1 8:40 Flock 15± ? birds 8:45 Flock Sooty Tern 15± Shearwater Psp? 7± 8:60 Shearwater sp? 1 8:50 Shearwater flock 13

oct. 8 9:55 Flock Sooty Tern 13^ Shearwaters 8° - Prob. C.I. Tropic bird 1 Dark above, below dusky underneath 9:07 Shearwater - Pel? Dark-above-below Age of Bulwarks with & white pump - Prob. Oscillated Comus 9:12 Flock Cormorant & Sooty Tern 60 ± (See 7a & Nodules) (189) Shearwaters 15± RF Booby 1 9:32 Shearwaters 10 9:36 1 249 ? -76 9:37 R@TTB 1 9:40 Terns (Stolba Terns (ad/for nodules) 37 9:43 Flock of terns 10° Out of range (276) 9:50 Sooty Tern 27 9:51 RF Booby 1 dusky above & below 9:52 Shearwater sp? 1 9:56 Bulisop - 9:59 Tern-Flah 50±5 10:02 Shearwater sp? 1 Dusky above - taken 10:40 Hareau's St. Petel 1 10:59 Shearwater sp 2 11:20 Rebel of Shunth 1 Shearwater sp? 95 11:22 1 11:39 Sooty Terns 2 12:30 Pt. sp. 1 12:56 Shearwater sp 2 13:00 Shearwater sp? 2 Small & dark CI?

OCT 8 13:10 Shearwater sp. ? CT? | fly low over very calm ocean into wind - 13:12 " " ? .1 (353 13:15 School of Tuna - 13:20 Bird species -? | at hoysm 13:40 Shearwater sp? 1 13:45 " " CT? 1 13:48 Pt. sp. 13:57 Shearwaters? CT? 12) two loose groups of 6 // to ship Sooty Tern 21 (possibly a cl. sp.) 13:58 Heavens S.P. 1 14:04 Sooty Tern 1 14:12 Shearwater 2 14:25 1 5 14:36 " " 2 Christmas I-? 15:00 " " 1 " " Observations closed

Appendix Hourly Positions During At Sea Observations Date Time Latitude Longitude Date Time Latitude Longitude Oct 3 1200 21 10' N 158 00' W Oct.5 0900 13 53' N 164 15' W 1300 20 55' N 158 00' W 1000 13 46' N 164 23' W 1400 20 42' N 158 04' W 1100 13 34' N 164 31' W 1500 20 29' N 158 09' W 1200 13 27' N 164 36' W 1600 20 16' N 158 02' W 1300 13 19' N 164 45' W 1700 20 05' N 158 07' W 1400 13 11' N 164 52' W 1800 19 45' N 158 25' W 1500 13 04' N 165 02' W 1900 19 37' N 158 35' W 1600 12 55' N 165 10' W 2000 19 29' N 158 43' W 1700 12 47' N 165 18' W 2100 19 20' N 158 53' W 1800 12 39' N 165 27' W 2200 19 10' N 159 02' W 1900 12 32' N 165 34' W 2300 19 00' N 159 12' W 2000 12 27' N 165 41' W Oct 4 0000 18 51' N 159 22' W 2100 12 19' N 165 49' W 0100 18 41' N 159 31' W 2200 12 11' N 165 57' W 0200 18 32' N 159 40' W 2300 12 03' N 166 05' W 0300 18 21' N 159 50' W Oct. 6 0000 11 55' N 166 18' W 0400 18 12' N 160 00' W 0100 11 49' N 166 21' W 0500 18 02' N 160 09' W 0200 11 40' N 166 28' W 0600 17 53' N 160 19' W 0300 11 32' N 166 37' W 0700 17 43' N 160 29' W 0400 11 24' N 166 44' W 0800 17 31' N 160 34' W 0500 11 15' N 166 54' W 0900 17 22' N 160 42' W 0600 11 07' N 167 03' W 1000 17 13' N 160 53' W 0700 10 59' N 167 12' W 1100 17 04' N 161 04' W 0800 10 45' N 167 25' W 1200 16 54' N 161 11' W 0900 10 36' N 167 40' W 1300 16 46' N 161 24' W 1000 10 29' N 167 48' W 1400 16 35' N 161 31' W 1100 10 19' N 167 56' W 1500 16 26' N 161 42' W 1200 10 13' N 168 03' W 1600 16 16' N 161 52' W 1300 10 02' N 168 07' W 1700 16 07' N 162 02' W 1400 9 53' N 168 11' W 1800 15 56' N 162 11' W 1500 9 45' N 168 20' W 1900 15 42' N 162 29' W 1600 9 36' N 168 27' W 2000 15 33' N 162 40' W 1700 9 28' N 168 34' W 2100 15 21' N 162 47' W 1800 9 19' N 168 42' W 2200 15 14' N 162 57' W 1900 9 16' N 168 52' W 2300 15 05' N 163 06' W 2000 9 07' N 169 01' W Oct. 5 0000 15 00' N 163 09' W 2100 8 57' N 169 09' W 0100 14 57' N 163 14' W 2200 8 49' N 169 16' W 0200 14 49' N 163 23' W 2300 8 39' N 169 23' W 0300 14 40' N 163 31' W Oct.7 0000 8 30' N 169 31' W 0400 14 32' N 163 40' W 0100 8 21' N 169 38' W 0500 14 24' N 163 47' W 0200 8 12' N 169 45' W 0600 14 16' N 163 55' W 0300 8 04' N 169 53' W 0700 14 07' N 164 04' W 0400 7 54' N 170 01' W 0800 14 00' N 164 12' W 0500 7 45' N 170 08' W

Observations of Oct. 8, 1963 - Continuation 0952 Shearwater sp.? 1 Dark above, below. 0956 Bird sp.? 1 0959 Flock 50 * 5 Terns at long range. 1002 Shearwater sp. 1 Dark above, below. 1040 Harcourt's St. Petrel 1 1059 Shearwater sp.? 2 1120 Petrel or Sherawater 1 1121 Shearwater sp.? 9 * 1122 Shearwater sp.? 1 - 1139 Sooty Tern 2 1230 Pt. sp. 1 1256 Shearwater sp.? 2 1300 Shearwater sp.? 2 Small and dark, C.I. ? 1310 C.I. Sh. ? 1 1312 C.I. Sh. ? 1 1315 School of Tuna At horizon. 1320 Bird sp.? 1 1340 Shearwater sp.? 1 1345 Shearwater sp.? CI ? 1 1348 Pt. sp. 1 1357 Shearwater sp.? CI ? 12 Two loose groups of 6 parallel to ship. 1358 Sooty Tern 4 1358 Harcourt's St. Petrel 1 1 1404 Sooty Tern 1 1412 Shearwater sp.? 2 1425 Shearwater sp.? 5 1436 Shearwater sp.? 2. Christmas I.? 1500 Shearwater sp.? 1. Christmas I.? Observations concl. Total : 384 Birds. 10 Flocks 355 Minutes Observation Time. il9mibi

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At Sea Observations - U.S.S. Tawakoni - Raw Data Oct.3, 1963 Pacific Ocean, 1 day out of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. Observers 1st watch : Clapp, Sibley, Huber 2nd watch : Clapp, Huber. 1045 Left harbour 1106 Frigatebird 1 1107 Frigatebird 1 1111 Anous sp? 1 dark above, below, steady tern like flight 1114 Frigatebird 2 1114 Wedgetail 1 1118 Wedgetail 1 white tail 1122 RF Booby 1 1122 Wedgetail 1 1123 Frigatebird 1 1145 Frigatebird 1 glimpsed too briefly for identification. Possibly had a white rump. 1208 Bird sp? 1 1230 observations concluded. 1620 observations begun. 1620 Brown Booby 1 1630 Wedgetail 1 1631 Bonin Petrel 1 1631 Wedgetail 1 1637 Bird sp? WT? 3 1641 Bird sp? 1 1645 Bonin Petrel 1 1646 Pterodroma sp? 1 1655 Bulwers? 1 about same size as above, suggested Bonin very fast wing beat. Bird sp? 1 either a dark phase WT or a Christmas Is. S. 1659 ? Bird ? 1 1700 Bird sp. 1 1707 Bird sp. 2 1808 Bonin Petrel 1 1744 Wedgetail 1 dark phase 1749 Wedgetail 1 1756 Wedgetail 2 1802 Wedgetail 1 1812 Wedgetail 1 1818 RF Booby 1 1820 observations concluded. Between 4 and quarter after 4, 2 WT Tropic birds were seen. Total 36 birds 0 flocks. Observation time 225 minutes.

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At Sea Observations - U.S.S. Tawakoni * Raw Data Oct. 4, 1963 Pacific Ocean, 2 days out of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. Observers : Clapp, Brattley, Huber. 0725 *WT Tropic Bird******* Observations begun 0832 WT Tropic Bird 1 0855 Wedgetail 1 0856 Bonin Petrel 3 Shearwater sp? 1 Large, heavy bodied, dark above and below Took off from water, 3 Bonins a compact group. 0915 Bonin Petrel 1 At edge of rain squall. 0920 Bird sp.? 1 Not seen well. D.A.B. 1022 Storm petrel sp? 1 Very small, very rapid wing beat. Possibly Sooty Storm Petrel. 1057 Flock Sooty Tern 1 One Pt. type seen well had typical gray Anous stolidus 1 back pattern- Pure white wing linings. Pterodroma sp? 8 * Larger than Bonin, lighter rump. Most probably Pt. externa. 1211 Bonin Petrel 1 1248 W.T. Tropic Bird 1 1252 Flock Sooty Tern 20 * Shearwaters and Petrels 15 * DAB. 1255 Wedgetail 1 1305 Pterodroma sp. 2 1318 W.T. Tropic Bird 1 Frigate bird 1 Sooty Tern 5 1405 Wedgetail ? 1 1416 W.T. Tropic Bird 1 1420 Bonin Petrel ? 1 1433 Wedgetail ? 2 1438 Bonin Petrel ? 2 1444 Bonin Petrel ? 1 Shoat at on water. 1618 Pterodroma sp.? 1 1630 Observations concluded. Totals 75 birds 2 mixed flocks. 545 minutes observation time.

At Sea Observations - U.S.S. Tawakoni - Raw Data - Oct. 5, 1963 Pacific Ocean, 3 days out of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. Observers: Sibley, Clapp, Bratley, Huber 0710 Observations begun 0725 Flock Sooty Terns 85 ± 5 Flying generally NE 0733 Ruddy Turnstone 1 0802 Ruddy Turnstone 1 0815 Petrel-Shearwater? 1 0832 Wedgetail ?? 1 0915 Pt. species 1 0943 Pt. species 1 Wedgetail 1 Dark Phase 0947 R.T. Tropic Bird 1 0955 Pt. sp. 1 Too large for Bonin 1032 Golden Plover 1 Chirpping 1125 Pt. sp. 1 1132 Pt. sp. 1 1134 Pt. sp. 2 1222 Pt. sp. 1 White breast, dusky thru eye and cap of head, white neck, dark brown on upper wing with light streak, light across rump. 1450 Pt. sp. 1 1520 R.F. Booby 1 imm. 1526 R.F. Booby 1 imm. siiting on water. 1605 Masked Booby 1 imm. 1621 Pt. sp. 1 1657 Pt. sp. 1 1704 Pt. sp. 1 observations concluded. Total 107 birds 1 flock (not mixed) 645 minutes observation time.

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At Sea Observations - U.S.S. Tawakoni - Raw Data - Oct. 6, 1963 Pacific Ocean 4 days out of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. Observers: Sibley, Clapp, Bratley, Huber. 0630 Observations begun 0630 R.F. Booby 2 0635 R.F. Booby 1 0640 R.F. Booby 2 0715 Shearwater or petrel 1 0722 " " 1 0750 Flock Sooty Tern 20 £ Sh.-petrels 7-8 Two sizes 0754 R.F. Booby 1 0800 Pt. sp 1 0807 Pt. sp 1 0808 Wedgetail 2 Initially sitting on water 0815 Wedgetail 2 0830 Pt. sp. 1 0855 R.F. Booby 1 0910 Pt. sp. 1 0923 Pt. sp. 1 0924 Pt. sp. 1 1007 Tern sp.? 1 1018 Pt. sp. 1 1056 Bonin Petrel 1 1236 Sooty Tern 5 £ 1410 Pt. sp. 1 1441 Shearwater sp? 2 Dark above, below, heavy bodied. C.I. ? 1502 Bulwers P. 1 1503 Pt. sp. 1 1520 Bird sp.? 1 1540 Sooty Shearwater 1 Seen well, R.B.C., F.C.S. 1625 Shearwater sp.? 2 1720 Observations concluded. 1800 Red-f. Booby 2 Observations begun. Both collected (DAB. FCS) 1840 Red-f. Booby 1 Observations concluded. Total 67 birds. 1 mixed flock 690 minutes observations time.

USS TAWAKONI (ATF 114) PEARL HARBOR HAWAII

At Sea Observations - U.S.S. Tawakoni - Raw Data - Oct. 7, 1963 Pacific Ocean 5 days out of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. Observers: Sibley, Clapp, Bratley, Huber. 0620 Observations begun 0639 Bird sp. 1 0648 Shearwater sp.? 1 Dark above, below, at very long range. 0742 Pt. sp. Bird sp.? 2 All dark 0800 Pt. sp. 1 All white under wing linings, all white beneath, dusky brown above with black wing tips. 0807 Pt. sp. 1 0832 Bird sp. 1 0847 Bird sp. 1 0848 Pt. sp. 1 With dark edges to underwings 0858 Bird sp. 1 0900 Shearwater sp. 1 Dark above, below. 0902 Pt. sp. 1 0907 Above bird shot floating on water by Sibley and Bratley. 0915 Pt. sp. 2 0925 Wedgetail 1 0940 W.T. Tropic bird 1 0959 Pt. sp. 1 1022 Puffinus sp. 4 3 dark, 1 light, sitting on water. shot (Bratley) 1025 Ruddy Turnstone 1 1107 Bulwer's Petrel 1 all dark 1123 Shearwater sp? 1 all dark 1136 Shearwater sp? 1 all dark 1253 Bulwer's Petrel 1 Sooty Tern 1 all dark 1330 Shearwater sp.? 1 1335 Bulwer's Petrel 2 1456 Shearwater sp.? 2 1514 Wedgetail ? 1 1515 Sooty Tern (Flock) 15 Wedgetail 10 1530 Bird sp.? 2 1531 Bonin Island P.? 1 1545 Flock Sooty Tern 125 Petrels 15 several species. 1555 Petrel sp? 1 1600 Tropicbird sp.? 1 1602 Shearwater sp.? 1 1608 C.I. Shearwater 1 ident. by FCS 1622 Shearwater sp.? 3 Pterodroma sp. 1 1625 Shearwater sp. 1 1632 W.T. Tropic Bird 2 1647 C.I. Shearwater 2 ident. F.C.S. 1708 Pt. sp. 1 1712 Bird sp.? 1 1715 Pt. sp. 1 1732 Bonin Petrel 1

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Observations of Oct. 7, 1963 - Concluded 1737 Pt. sp. 1 1742 Shearwater sp.? 1 1755 C.I. Shearwater 1 1803 Ruddy Turnstone 1 1805 Collected (LH) Observations concluded. Subsequently after dark, a Red footed Booby was collected (RBC) Total 222 Birds 2 Mixed Flocks. 705 Minutes Observation Time

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At Sea Observations - U.S.S. Tawakoni - Raw Data - Oct. 8, 1963 Pacific Ocean 6 days out of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. Observers: Sibley, Clapp, Bratley, Huber. 0625 Observations begun. 0632 Flock Sooty Terns 16 0633 Bird sp.? 1 0637 Wedgetail 1 0705 Bulwer's Petrel 2 0735 Sooty Tern 12 Flying low and steadily across bow. 0736 Shearwater sp.? 2 Light below but back appeared lighter than is true of W.T. 0740 Shearwater sp.? 1 0804 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Possibly Sooty - dark bird with white silvery wing linings. 0815 Shearwater sp.? 1 0825 Red-footed Booby 1 0835 Tropic birds 2 At long range. 0837 Pet. Shearwater sp.? 1 Light above and white below. 0840 Flock 15 * On horizon, well beyond limits of range of identification. 0845 Flock Sooty Tern 15 * At long range, closer than above, actively feeding, Shearwater sp.? 7 * Dark above and below. 0850 Shearwater sp.? 1 Dark above, below. with light wing linings. Poss. Sooty Shearwater 0850 Flock Shearwater 13 Dark above, dark below, dark wing linings. Possibly C.I. 0955. Flock Sooty Tern 13 * Shearwaters 8 *' Prob. C.I. Tropicbird 1 0907 Shearwater sp.? 1 Dark above, below. Petrel sp? 1 Dark above, below, size of Bulwer's, with a white rump. Prob. castro (Oceanodroma) 0912 Flock Anous stolidus 8 * Sooty Tern 50 *' Shearwaters 15 * R.F. Booby 1 0932 Shearwaters 10 0936 Shearwater sp.? 1 0937 R.T. Tropic Bird 1 0940 Terns species 37 Sooties and/or noddies. 0943 Flock 10 * Terns out of range of identification 0950 Flock 0950 Flock Sooty Tern 27 0951 Red F. Booby 1.

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November 22, 1963 7:00 Start watch 7:10 Pterodroma sp? 1 7:15 Pterodroma sp? 1 7:31 Pterodroma sp? 1 7:42 White-tailed Tropicbird 1 (6) 7:44 Pterodroma sp. 1 7:56 Pterodroma sp. 1 8:03 Pterodroma sp. 1 8:37 Pterodroma sp. 1 9:49 A white rumped storm petrel with wings like the Bulwers 10:00 Sooty Terns 20+ following storm one had a brown head and the brown faded out on the breast behind the wings. Brown wings - white along front of wings, brown underneath 10:04 A white rumped storm petrel 1 10:30 Bulwer's Petrel 1 11:15 A white rumped storm petrel 1 11:46 Christmas Island Shearwater 1 2:02 Quite very disgusted 5:12 Started again 5:33 Pterdroma | 5:48 Harcourt's Storm Petrel | 6:00 Quit 460 minutes November 23 7:20 Start watch 7:22 Pterod sp. 1 7:22 Red-footed Booby 1 Red-footed Booby ? 7:36 Pterod sp. 1 7:42 Pterod sp. 1 7:48 Red-footed Booby 1 8:00 W. T. Tropicbird 1 8:10 Puffinus sp? 2 8:20 Red-cooted Bobbies 3 8:58 Phoenix Is. Petrel 1 9:55 Wedge-tailed Shearwater | 9:58 Bonin Is. Petrel 10:22 Puffinus sp? 3 10:40 Wedge-tail 10:46 Pterod 1 10:46 Red-tailed Tropic-bird 1

November 23 continued 11:15 Shearwater (large dark) 1 11:28 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 (one on water) Harcourt's Petrel 1 Pterodroma (Bonin Is?) 1 11:36 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 11:44 Red-footed Booby 2 11:45 Red-footed Booby 1 11:46 Bonin Island Petrel 1 12:20 quit 3:00 p.m. Start 3:08 Pterodroma 1 3:21 Shearwater sp. 1 White underneath;dark on top 3:55 Pterodroma 1 3:58 Red-tailed Tropicbird 1 4:07 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 40+ Sooty Tern 10 Bonin Island Petrel 2 Tropicbird 1 4:10 Bulwer's Petrel 1 Christmas Island 1 4:14 Shearwater 1 Dark above white below 4:22 Pterodroma 1 4:40 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 12 Pterodroma 1 4:48 Pterodroma 1 5:02 Harcourts S. rt. 1 5:10 Christmas Island 1 5:40 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 November 24 8:00 Large pterodroma ( Start watch - dark rump ? 8:25 Pterodroma 2 9:03 White necked 1 10:09 Harcourt's Storm Petrel 1 10:10 Red-tailed Tropicbird 1 10:40 Shearwater 6 12:10 Sooty Tern 1 12:20 Red-tailed Tropicbird 2 12:20 Pterodroma 1 1:15 Booby 1 1:17 Shearwater sp? 1 Black above, white below 1:45 Pterodroma sp? 1 1:46 Quit 3:30 Start 3:50 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 5:30 Quit

November 25 8:00 8:10 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 Start 8:40 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 9:05 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 9:30 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 9:50 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 11:15 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 11:43 Sooty Tern 1 11:55 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 12:10 2:10 3:30 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 3:45 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 3:52 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 3:52 Sooty Tern 2 4:00 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 4:45 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 5:00 Quit Watch Started November 26 7:30 7:30 Fairy Tern 1 Start Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 7:35 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 7:43 Large Pterodroma 1 7:45 Shearwater sp ? 1 7:50 Shearwater sp ? 1 8:05 Fairy Tern 2 8:07 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 8:10 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 8:11 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 8:28 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 8:50 Fairy Tern 1 9:05 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 9:40 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 9:46 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 9:52 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 10:14 Red-footed Booby 1 10:39 Red-footed Booby 1 11:55 Quit

Nov. 22, 1963 7:00 start watch 7:10 1 Pterodroma sp? 7:15 1 " " 7:31 1 " " (6) 7:42 1 White -T Tropic bird 7:44 1 Pterodroma sp. 7:56 1 " " 8:03 1 " " 8:37 1 " " 9:37 1 Pterodrome sp. ? 9:49 1 A white rumped storm petrel with wings like the Bulwers 10:00 20+ Sooty terns following rain [illegible] storm one had a brown head and the brown faded out on the breast [illegible] behind the wings. - brown wings - white along front of wings, brown underneath, 10:04 1. A white rumped storm petrel 10:30 1 Bulwers petrel 11:15 1 a white rumped storm petrel 11:46 1 Christmas Island Shearwater

Nov 22 12:14 - Start watch 2:02 quit very disgusted 5:12 started again 5:33 Pterodroma 5:48 Harris storm petrel 6:00 quit

Permit No. Banding Schedule 3:860 (rev. 1961) Bander -Banding Locations- A B Nov.23 D Incl. Band Nos. thru Band Prefix: Common Name AOU # S Age-Sex F State Prov. Lat-Long Loc Date 01 02 7:20 I start watch 03 04 7:22 I Pterod sp. 05 06 I Red-footed Booby K.A. Baby? 07 08 7:36 I Pterod sp. 09 10 7:42 I II 11 12 7:48 I Red-footed Booby 13 14 8:00 I W.-T. Tropic bird 15 16 8:10 2 Puffins sp. 17 18 8:20 3 Red-footed Boobies 19 20 8:58 I Phoenix Is. Petrel 21 22 9:55 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 23 24 9:58 Bonin Is. Petrel 25 26 10:22 3 Puffins sp. Wedge-tail 27 28 10:40 I Pter 29 30 10:46 I R.T. Tropic bird 31 32 11:15 I Shearwater (large dark) 33 34 11:28 2 WT. Shearwater (on water) 35 36 I. Harcourt's S. Petrel. 37 38 I. Pterodroma (Bonin Is?) 39 40 11:36 2 WT. Shearwaters 41 42 11:44 2 Red-footed Booby 43 44 11:45 I Red E. booby 45 46 11:46 I Bonin Is. 47 48 12:00 quit 49 50 over U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland

Permit No. Banding Schedule 3-860 (rev. 1961) Bander Incl. Band Nos. thru A Nov. 24 -Banding Locations- C B D Band Prefix: Common Name AOU # S Age-Sex F State Prov. Lat-Long Loc Date 8:00 01 start watch Sage Thrush, Lake Range 02 8:35 03 2ptcm 04 9:03 05 white 06 michal 10:09 07 Hercules Stream (Petal) 08 10:10 09 Red-Tailed T Bird 10 10:40 11 6 shimmers 12 1 scotty tuna 12:10 13 2 Red-Tails 14 12:30 15 1 Pterodroma 16 1:15 17 1 boo by 18 1:17 19 1 shornator sp? Digged about 20 1:45 21 Tbird drown? p? 22 1:46 23 quit 24 3:30 25 start 26 3:50 27 1 W.T.S. 28 5:30 29 quit 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland

Permit No. Banding Schedule 3-860 (rev. 1961) Bander Nov. 25 -Banding Locations- A C B D Incl. Band Nos. thru Band Prefix: Common Name AOU # S Age-Sex F State Prov. Lat-Long Loc Date 8'60 01 Stet 02 8'110 03 2 Wedgetails 04 8:40 05 1 Wedgetail 06 9:05 07 1 Wedgetail 08 9:30 09 10 9:50 11 11 12 11:15 13 14 2 11:43 15 1 Sooty Tern 16 11:55 17 1 W.T.S. 18 12:10 19 quit 20 2:10 21 match started 22 3:30 23 1 Wedgetail 24 3:45 25 1 " 26 3:52 27 2 " 28 11 29 2 Sooty Tern 30 4:00 31 1 Wedge-tail 32 4:45 33 1 W.T.S. 34 5:00 35 quit 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland

Permit No. Banding Schedule 3-860 (rev. 1961) Bander Incl. Band Nos. thru -Banding Locations- A Nov. 26 C B D Band Prefix: Common Name AOU # S Age-Sex F State Prov. Lat-Long Loc Date 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland