M.D. Gossen 1965 Journal Zaysan 5 August arrived on the Island ca. 15:30. Set up camp and prepared for banding during the night. Ray & I had to run back to the ship to get the radio fitted which went out as soon as we started making first contact. Banded all night long. Moon was up very bright until 4:30 a.m. Dressed up the sortie banding, and I suspect will dictate a little longer each night. Banded 1800 Cristis & 100 Wedgetails. Got a couple skins stops from down on. Wholly very stiff & rare. Intend to work on banding a few Albatrosses & Frigate & look for Ticks, Rats & will also smoke Seal count from the loft. Many Wedgetails had small chicks; many other eggs pipped. Some had larger fully feathered young this time, few small chicks. A bare Chinstrap, Island Shrewwater, with large dish, very frosty egg, & covered young. Wedgetail babies are silver black. Ray & I took the Rubber raft- and went up to West Shore making periodic launching, to get a complete Seal count and lay to determine sex on the cutters. This became practically impossible because when one of a group was aroused, by turning R.D. Gossen 1965 Journal Zaysan Warrant it over, the others would immediately take for the water. Very few small pups were seen. Mostly the adults and most of the immatures were in the process of molt. Shaggy portions of the old coat still remained on the dorsal surface in tatters. One dead adult was seen on the North Shore. No seals were found in the East shore where large breakers come pounding over the rocks along much of this side. Seal Count Adults Subadults Pups 100 95 15 ♂ ♀ ♂ ♀ 6 8 3 3 individuals determined as to sex Fly Problems House flies are so bad that working conditions are drastically hindered. Writing is near impossible because the enormous little mothers crawl into your nose, ears, eyes etc. and just cover you. One must eat in great haste also or little will be left. They appear to be equally bad all over the island, but congregated in great numbers around camp.