May 28 cost. G.D. Tern - most numerous bird on island next to albatross + Doty Tern - all stages of breeding. Many separate colonies Doty Tern - probably the latest nester on island in some places along with noddies. - never nests on perimeter of island. (included part of nests, beginning to hatchlings though higher % of eggs on perimeter.) Common Noddy - mostly eggs - say 15% or so. downy chicks most of the CN nests were of tubulus, feathers, bones, and some seaweed and other leafy material - located on edge of shoals and begin of vegetation WC Noddy - numerous in some sea-ovels bushes as they rooted in groups of 25-50 - found nesting in Eragrostes in some places where Jaysan finches were. Some have seen chicks - most eggs. Ca. only 1% of pop (ca 1500) were nesting Great Frigate - mostly nests on the island - found only a few roosting. ca 10% w/ chicks ca 90% s/eggs estimated Breeding population ca. 200 pairs Shore birds: Golden Plover - saw only! R. Turnstone - made a complete island count in the morning - 59 W. Tattler - counted 4 Brenton J. Curlew - saw only! Jaysan Finch - probably 50+ pairs on the island found inland around Eragrostes. Stadel and I located 7 nests one with 4 eggs, 3 eggs, 2 eggs; 3 w/ no eggs and 3 that appeared vacated. Midway May 29 - Midway arrival - Stayed for a day - messed around. Bought 12 tops at 2.50 ca. Went to the Officers club and snarfed up Votter Collins' at .25/ drink. Not bad. Birds on Midway were Jaysan, A. all over, Fairy terns in Casuarina trees W.C. Noddy, RTB - these were all I saw.