RS Brown Journal 1965 SR 5R 12 October 2nd day N Samoa coast 11°55' ; 171°46' function A Total of 32 Sooty terns were seen, in two small flocks. A number of Gulls, Black-wing and Vermilene Gulls were seen throughout the day. No areas of high concentrations were noted - widely scattered sparsely all day. Wedge-tail still all dark - 15 seen. Possibly one Palfoot seen. One Audubon's Shearwater before Sire. SR 55 13 October 3rd day N Samoa 9°45' ; 75°00'W - 5°56'5; 123°06' shall Relatively few flocks (2) even for this area. The two most common species seen were Sooty/Slender- Billed Shearwaters (218) and Sooty Terns (221). Most of the terns were concentrated in the two flocks. Sooty- Slender-bills were scattered through the day. Shearwaters. These were generally all small groups of ca. 5- 10 birds, except for one large flock of 54 and another of 25 shortly before sunset. The majority of sightings which were close enough to discern under- wing patterns showed light which may or may not mean Sooty Shearwaters.  Night observations were well from 3:5 to 10:00 P over 200 feeding flock was uncontested after sunset (32) Sooty tern and 4 wedge-tail RS Brown Journal 1965 SR 55 14 October 4th day N Samoa 10°55' ; 174°06' up to 8°55' ; 175°39' n Birds fairly scarce all day (214 total). Sooty/Slender-billed Shearwaters dropped do a low 24, terns 120. Only two flocks, both predominantly Sooty terns. Night observations for 4 hrs yielded not a single bird. SR 55 15 October 5th day N Samoa 0°45' ; 175°55' W - Herald Shoal land & Baker Total number picked up today (365), mostly Sooty tern (225) in two feeding flocks. Sooty/Slender-billed Shearwaters also picked up some (59), 1 collected. Birpairs were very abundant at both Baker & Howland. At Baker about 2OO came out from close off-shore as we approached the island. They became in front of the ship as we went on to board Kegler & Darrington. At Howland the populations again fled out from near shore as we approached and swam in front of the ship. Were at least 200. Put Fleet and Wages ashore and started on N.E. log of bird. Held all night watches and had rain all night any birds abundant (409) 340 of these Sooty tern. Impossible to say how many of the birds seen were repeat which return again and again to the ship at one time