Bratley, D.A. 1964 Sand Island, Johnston Is. Atoll (Notes) For the 10 hours (8:30 P.M. through 6:30 A.M.) for the 125 samples last night. It proved just as easy to take samples alone rather than have someone hold the bird for the person drawing blood. Almost 100 of the samples were centrifuged for the area. We had no sleep now since Thursday morning at 10 A.M. or 40 hours ago. Fairy Tern — 3 fairy terns were landed on Johnston Island during the morning & one bird was taken for a specimen. This is the first time Fairy Terns have been landed or taken as skins on this island (or sand) since the commencement of the Pacific Project. It has only been this month that their numbers are up enough to catch these birds. There are about 25 on Johnston now. Sat. July 25 Sand Is. — Blood samples — all samples have been processed for serum. Each tube was numbered & marked with locating date of sampling, & the species used (Sooty tern). Red-Tailed Tropicbird — Band number 535-13535 laid an egg under a Decocola in front of the paint shed. The young Tropicbird under the Decocola in front of the powerhouse (band number 535-13522) departed sometime during the night of July 23 a early morning