R.S. Crossin 1966 white necks = 4. At 1704 a flock of 12 Petrels and 2 Sooty Terns were seen very close to ship, but weather would not permit shooting from the bow. Petrels composed of 3 Kermadecs, 2 White necks and 7 Juan Fernandez - all in tight knit group with the 2 Sooty Terns overhead. Weather still very rough on NW run. Ship rolling so bad that the captain changed course after the freezer compartment sprung open and spilled contents all over, lumber shifted on decks, fire extinguisher broke lose from the hull and filled same in SI crew quarters - every one getting banged around a bit with up to 40° rolls. Bow constantly awash - no shooting. January 28-29 - 12-01N; 168-15W - 12-23N; 170-08W Changed course to favorable seas and most nocturnal held from bow where Sooty Terns could be heard. Total of 64 birds recorded - mostly Sooty Terns = 60. Most terns were headed (when direction was detectable), N or NE which would put them into Johnston Atoll far to the N-NE of our night position. January 29 - 12-23N; 170-08N - 13-24N; 171-31W Only scattered sightings today - 24 birds total. Rough weather. Held night watches again all night, slightly higher number (34) on nocturnal, mainly all Sooty Terns. January 30 - 14-48N; 172-24W - 15-49N; 171-03W Another practically birdless day - total of 19. No Sooty Terns today. Nocturnal yielded 149 birds, mainly Sooty Terns = 130. Tordoff dropped 2 Red-foot Boobies by letting them get over the deck before firing, and having them drop on deck. The night before the Captain shot at one setting on the radio wire and dropped both Booby and insulator with the 30 cal. carbine. One of the two Red-feet collected was banded - French Frigate Shoals, an immature bird. January 31 - Johnston Atoll - 16-21N; 169-41W Birds picked up tremendously as we approached the atoll - 358 birds, mainly Sooty Terns (284) and boobies. Spent most of the day at Johnston fixing leaks in the pipes in the engine room. Ken Amerman says there are roughly 100,000 terns on Sand and they are just beginning to lay. Night watches south of Johnston Atoll were held continuously, Sooty Terns common throughout the night, as were Red-footed Boobies. February 1 - 14-22N; 170-48W - 12-31; 171-49W Ran completely out of birds today - a grand total of 25, 10 of these Sooty Terns. Night watches likewise were producing nothing so we discontinued these at 2130. February 2 - 10-30N; 172-50W - 8-36N; 173-42W Day practically birdless until about 1630 when we started picking up a few feeding flocks of Sooty Terns. Area here evidently rich in food as these are the first feeding flocks we have seen in some days.