SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. Phoenix Island Progress Report Four nights were spent here. Continuous moonlight throughout the night made it impossible to band certain species. Rough surf conditions reduced boat trips to and from ship. Birds Twenty species were recorded of which nine were nesting. Sooty Terns were much less numerous than at McKean although they were at approximately the same stage of the breeding cycle. 4705 individuals of 13 species were banded and 346 returns were obtained from 7 species. This data is summarized below. Species Banded Returns Pct. Pop. Handled. Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2183 18 30 Christmas Is. Shearwater 203 1 20 Audubon's Shearwater 600 11 40 Red,Tailed Tropic Bird 2 - 1.5 Blue-faced Booby 284 300 50 Brown Booby 4 - 10 Red-footed Booby 30 11 30 Lesser Frigate - 4 0.5 Golden Plover 1 - 1.5 Bristle-thighed Curlew 1 - 2 Sooty Tern 1180 - 4 Common Noddy 99 - 10 Fairy Tern 42 - 1.5 Blue-gray Noddy 6 1 0.7 Fifty five birds of 8 species were collected. Mammals: Rabbits were very common. Three were collected. Insects: Collections were made from all plants and habitats. Six Berlizi samples were taken. Blood Samples: 89 samples were obtained from 103 birds and 10 rabbits. Plants : The same seven species observed on the lasttrip were again recorded.