R.Clapp - 1964 Nov. 18. Kuria Atoll. Six of us went ashore in the morning. Larry and Binion went to investigate Oneaka Is, (the more northerly one) and the other four of us went to Kuria again. George and Phil walked northward while Ken and I took the twelve gauge and went south. There were very few birds on the flats just before the area of lower vegetation where the Pemphis occurs. Tattlers, Golden Plovers, Ruddy Turnstones, Reef Herons, and a single Bristle-thighed Curlew. There were probably not more than 40 Ruddy Turnstone, 25 Golden Plover, 15 Wandering Tattlers and 5-6 Reef Herons (both white and black phases - No mottled birds seen) On the way down I collected a Bristle-thighed Curlew and on the way back a Ruddy Turnstone. On the way back Ken collected 3 Golden Plover and a Ruddy Turnstone. The birds were skittish and difficult to approach. A single Sooty Tern was seen flying over the sand flats about 9:30 headed north. We went to the inland "pond" that Binion Larry, and Ken went to Yesterday afternoon. There were practically no shorebirds at it. About 5 Ruddy Turnstone and 3 Golden Plover were there. This area had much low Pemphis growth about it and apparently extended from* for some distance to the south. We found another inland pond between the first pond and the shoreline of the lagoon but there were no birds upon it and very little standing water. We moved down the coast a short distance and noted that the area became more and more rocky. Birds were very scarce in this area. On the edge of the Pemphis area near the lagoon I shot two Hawaiian Noddies from a nest. Both proved to have brood patches. When I shot a large number (200-300) Hawaiian Noddies swirled into the air. I should estimate that in this area covered this morning there were not less than 500-700 Hawaiian Noddies, 300-400 Common Noddies and 100-200 Fairy Terns.