Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean 28 October 1965 Fairy tern 5 Scarlet-breasted frigate 2 Christmas Island Wattle 5 Party of Brown, Todd, & Harrington took land rover about 15 miles out from Lander along N. side island for purpose of collecting. Following species collected: 1616—Samuel Crested tern 2 ad., 1 subad. Bristle-thighed Curlew 2 Solomon Plume 2 Scarlet-breasted frigate 2 29 October 1965 New Island District commissioner says that the previous D.C. definitely brought some scarlet-breasted frigates from Fanning some years back, so that it is definitely certain that they were introduced. Party went out again to survey west side of main island. Only terns on the N. side were still in the air as were the colony at Beaver way. This appeared to be in the process of leaving the island as we saw a part numerous were flying low out toward the ocean. A few samples of seera were collected — 2 BFB, 1 RPTB, and 3 cats. One BFB, 1 RPTB and 2 Shoulder Shanks were collected. A.S. Gresser Journal 1965 Kwajalein Island Fleet cat Party returned in late afternoon. Evening. Fleet, Todd, Woodward & Husted went out to Kwajalein to band, collect sera & survey. Crosby, Ogden, Mays, Emerson and Starrington went back to south side of island to collect sera and band. All three colonies of sooty terns (on N. end, or Beaver way) were either absent or a very few high up in the air. Only a few full grown immatures were seen on the second there at the Beaver way colony. Party proceeded down canyon way to where Frigate had been seen earlier in the day along the bayon area. 40 Red-footed Boobies were banded and 5 Blue-faced Boobies and 2 Great Frigate birds — banded and banded. 12 wedge-tailed shearwaters blood sera samples were collected. 7 cat, samples were also collected — cats being shot first. The cats apparently are very numerous I would imagine close to a thousand on the main island. One litter of 4 kittens. The small wedge-tailed colony had large feathered young, all dark phase seen. About 50 in the colony at your Boobies were not nesting — all 1963 Red-footed Booby were perched in