R.D. Coeain 1965 Journal SFC 10 19 November 1st day S. Johnston (15-53N; 171-11W - 14-15N; 17150 W) Sea fairly calm, clear and sunny, scattered mackerel scale clouds. Very few birds, few Sooty/Stender-billed Shearwaters, few Juan Fernandez Petrels. NO Sooty terns. Tried the 10 gauge out today - shoots well but as yet have not had enough chance to get the range. Skiffs went out in its shifful, the new Mere 26. Runs rung around the Shearwaters. Collected 2 birds - /ST Petrel and 1 Sooty Storm-petrel. Skippwent out again - collected 1 BFB, 15FP and 4 Slender-billed Shearwater. Sooty/stender-bills made up 77.90 of days' total. Total = 652. Only one flock of Sooty terns late in p.m. 100 birds towering very high (ca 1 min) with one Trig. Although 4 slender-bills were collected, it is certain that "slender-winged" Sooty Shearwaters are being seen. The two species are still migrating together. Sooty terns may be mainly up in the air and thus being mixed. All 4 Slenderbills were young birds by gonads (none matured) thus this portion of migration is probably young birds which would not breed this season. New Mere engines is really working - plus Willet Tablets for guiding Sooty Terns. 20 November 2nd day s. Johnston. 172-37W; 12-03N - 173-08W; 10-32N. Relatively few birds and few species represented. 1 flock of Sooty terns (65) made approximately all terns seen (65). Sooty/ Slender-billed Shearwaters scattered through, at the days' observations (106). - one Slender- billed collected from Shearwater. Two other RFTB and 1 TFB collected. Did not get Chiff in today as few birds and sea quite choppy. - also must conserve field for gull operations - Few terns seen rammed before they could approach into flock. Many of the Sooty Shearwater bills have been moving to SE. All these moving through now are probably stragglers which will not breed - possibly last year's birds. Slo 9 shunned out yesterday had very small gonads, but still very fat, although one apparently bred exeter emaile - stomach full. 21 November. 3rd day S. Johnston 8-30N; 173-58W - 6-41N; 174-35W 172 birds, that mainly Sooty/Stender- billed Shearwaters (101). Only one small (12) wandering flock of Sooty Tern. Juan Fernandez + Black-winged Petrels still common (17) - 49 Widge tails all dark - 1 collected. One white Petrel and one Kermedy Petrel seen.