R.D. Crosin Journal 1965- 2 july. 1st day out of Honolulu for Grid run. Left Honolulu 2:48 p.m. aboard Shearwater. Spent the first day observing birds, and getting the feel of the ship. Total # birds seen: 225. 3 july 2nd day out on Grid run. Spent the day at Shearwaters. Dayle is very well versed on all phases of the fieldwork and I am relying wholly on him to do so. He has excellent vision and the most amazing ability to make counts of birds at fantastic distances. Brian Darrington also is very good at observations; Jeff Tisdell was some seconds yesterday evening but appears all right today. Seems a bit listless and disinterested in the work. Spent some time after observations in preparing blood vials, stringing dip nets, making dye markers etc. We have done no collecting as yet, but are prepared for it when we reach the Grid. It is now a little easier to spot and identify some of the birds. Sooty terns and Wedge-tails are the most abundant. The captain came by and discussed some of the points of the trip with me. R.D. Crosin Journal 1965 4 july 3rd day out on Grid Run Awoke very tired at 5:05 a.m. after figuring bird lists until 12 last night. Very few birds today. A few showers showing off. To the SE. Spotting is becoming somewhat easier and I feel I will be able to identify most of their species within a few more days. Separating P. hypoleucos vitiensis from P.h. hypo- luxus is readily done when the bird comes in reasonably close. The food aboard the Shearwater is excellent, and the entire crew are very friendly, some fairly well versed on bird species. By 1:00 p.m. Several large feeding flocks have passed the ship. On is often attracted to such a flock by seeing a large frigate or two. Beneath these but lower, to do so normally, or abundance of sooty terns are swirling, and yet beneath those will invariably be a number of Wedgetails and sometimes a P. hypoleucos or two. Tropicbirds are not often seen singly, but occasionally, a pair. These seem to do the front run- ning of all and generally join on or two Passer (sometimes)