Last Progress Report from ATF sick 6 Summary The scientific party this trip consisted of five project personnel from Washington,D.C., one project botanist (Mr. Long) from Honolulu, Bill Foulkes from the Army Pictorial Center and one to 2 people from Preventive Medicine Unit 6 in Honolulu. In 63 days away from Pearl Harbor (34 ashore), surveys were made on 12 islands in the Line and Phoenix groups. 55,738 birds were banded with 4388 returns being recorded, 254 birds were collected and 953 blood samples were taken. In addition fish, mammals, herps, insects and land crabs were collected from various islands. Bird watches were maintained during 15 of the days at sea. Mr. Long carried out vegetation mapping projects and general botanical collecting on all islands. Other S. I. party members assisted with the botanical work on G.rdner and Sydney. Mr. Foulkes took motion and still pictures of all phases of work during the day. It was impossible as well as impractical to photograph after dark and these phases of the work were"faked" during daylight hours. Captain Holway and Chief Tillman accompanied the S.I. party during the last half of the trip and First Class Corpsmen Lee accompanied the party during the first month of the trip. This group from PMU 6 collected insects on all islands and obtained one species of mosquito on Christmas, Washington and Palmyra. JARVIS ISLAND The party landed here on the 15th and departed on the 20th. Cats are. still present, although fewer than in March, and mice (Mus musculus) are common. 103 blood samples were taken (23 from cats), 3261 birds were banded and 22 were collected. A full moon made the catching of birds for banding and blood sampling very difficult. CHRISTMAS ISLAND The party landed here on the 21st and departed on the 24th. The island manager, Mr. Dudley Cook, was very courteous and cooperative despite the ships rather typical behavior. Mr. Cook provided accommodations and transportation at a very reasonable rate and always willing to assist us with any problems. Mr. Hackman, Anderson, Merrill and Foulkes spent three nights on Motu Upua, Cook Island, and Motu Tabu coming to the base camp at London each day to resupply before going to the next island. Mr. Sibley and Woodward established a rough camp at the airport, 15 miles from London, and worked the area south of there by bicycle. Twenty- six islands in Manula Lagoon and Isles Lagoon were visited requiring 4 miles of swimming and 40 miles of biking. Captain Holway and Chief Tillman, in addition to going some 200 miles in the landrover looking for mosquitoes, made daily runs to the airport area to resupply that the group there. Mr. Long did botanical work in the area of the London camp.