27 May - continuing on toward Pearl / Hermes Reef. Today at sea observation were made. Nothing unusual sighted. Mostly BFA, Layou, WTS, Sooty Terns, Bulwers - began to see Bonin Island Petrels for the first time of the trip. 28 May - at 0900 arrived near SE Island & Pearl and Hermes Reef. All 5 birdmen went ashore w/ sailor Coota driving the raft. We stayed, making a general survey until 1900, then we returned to the ship. All in all, I felt things were done in a rather half-ass manner, however, not as badly as on Gardner pennacle - perhaps because this has been my first island expedition and am green at it. Hopefully, the project of the past has not been carried on with people landing on islands, scratching their asses, looking around, and beginning to proceed with a survey in a seemingly ammethodibe manner. Though, I did not accomplish much, I did make a complete count of the BFA by walking around the perimeter and tallying the no. of chicks. Similarly I counted the shroulids. Otherwise, I tagged along after Stadel and picked up what I could about how to detect and knowing where and what to look for. Mainly, I had at the slightest idea of what was going on - I'm not too certain that anyone else did either. Back with Stadel, we took egg measurement of 50 Footes, 30 Chodlies, 30 B.D.Terns, measured the culmens of 75 BFA and 75 Layou Abattion chicks. Also took notes on C. Doddy nest material. I made a half-assed list of vegetation and attempted to learn their names. Returns taken BFB - 737-30195 AM 558-83519 AF ) w/chicks 737-30215 A ? RFB - 737-30240 AM >w/egg BB - 737-30108 AM w/mode 737-30289 AM " WEN - 652-42316 w/egg