R.S. Crossin 1966 = 190, 20 Fairy Terns. Total birds - 225. Only 3 Sooty Terns noted, none yesterday. A few dark Wedgetails - shear-pet almost non existant. February 25 - 8-15S; 172-23W - 6-17S; 173-18W Only 90 birds today - 71 of them Sooty Terns. More variety showing up finally - few Petrels, few White-rumped Storm Petrels and pair of Jaegers. Only 2 flocks, both traveling, and both composed of purely Sooty Terns. February 26 - 4-25S; 174-17W - 2-37S; 175-23W Numbers increased considerably today - 211 total, 100+ terns, many White- rumped Storm Petrels, and a few White-throated. Some of the white-throated were intermediate phase with just patches of white along flanks and a few were completely dark phase. Ran nocturnal from midnight to sunrise, only 2 birds. February 27 - Southern Grid - Baker to Howland - 0-52S; 176-21W to How. Birds very numerous about the islands. Total of 698 - 580 of them Sooty Terns. Numerous small to medium sized feeding and traveling flocks. Ca. 5,000 Sooty Terns swirling over Howland, but none on the ground as yet. About 15-20 were noted on the beach as we landed. 44 terns seen on all night observations. February 28 - NE Howland - 1-15N; 175-26W - 0-14N; 176-30W Numbers dropped off considerably away from the islands, - 165 total - 100 terns, 42 Storm Petrels, 11 Leachs collected, so must assume that the vast majority of White-rumped Storm Petrels are Leachs'. Few terns upon reaching the islands and very few on Noc - or from Baker to Howland. March 1 - Howland Island - 1-20N; 177-28W Very few birds west of the islands. Total 139. Only 41 Sooty Terns - no feeding flocks, 49 Bulwers Petrels - 3 collected - all new flight feathers, new body feathers with a light body molt. Most appeared to be migrating with general direction from NE to SE. All night observations held - total 8 birds. March 2 - 1-49N; 176-20W - 0-29N; 177-31 W Numbers picked up some today - mainly Sooty Terns in feeding flocks - total 191, 132 ST. All night observations= 12. March 3 - 0-16S; 177-26W - 012; 176-11W Ran an oil slick in the afternoon but few birds came. Storm Petrels fairly numerous throughout day - 29 total, 3 Leachs' collected. All night observations = 26 birds. Diurnal total = 120. March 4 - 0-13N; 176-23W - 1-07S; 176-29W Mostly Storm Petrels today = 35, 2 Leach's collected. Only 83 birds total. All night observations accounted for 40. March 5 - 1-03S; 176-27W - 0-00; 175-12W Last day in SG # 5 - very few birds - total of 34, 15 of these WRSP, 2 Leachs collected. Only 7 Sooty Terns sighted. Left Grid at SS.