1963 R. Clapp Journal Dec. 11 8:50 Antenna Field - In early morning spent some time checking Laysan nests. Picked up Bonin Petrel with badly broken wing. The bird was a female and dead the ovary was small (5-6 mm.) Saw both Laysan Albatross and Red-billed Tropic Bird on North antennae field. Both should be good skeleton specimens Albatross skeleton was near J-12, red-billed tropic bird skeleton between J-12 and Loran antenna. 9:00 - 6 adult 1 immature masked booby on north antennae field. The rest of the morning was spent helping Doctor Fisher catch two seals for the Honolulu Aquarium. Both were small and neither was tagged One died in cage sometime in the late afternoon and was taken to Midway by Ken. While out at the south point collecting these seals, a large sandpiper was seen feeding around a fresh water rain-pool near the dump. With it were golden plovers and ruddy turnstones. Subsequently I went back and collected it. It proved to be a species unknown to me. It was about the size of a yellowlegs, with a white V-shaped rump patch, and greenish grey legs. The iris was dark brown. later I saw 6 tropic birds (RT) again in two groups of three; but a member of the crew has told me that he saw a seventh yesterday. Spent later part of afternoon making sure that all banding schedules were correct & up to date. At about 3 we had a phone patch.