R Strosin 1966 Journal SFC 14 67 8-Aug. Total 11 birds seen today, practically all Breeding, 4 Cook's and they may all 10 sightings been of this species. 6-13S/166-03W - 4-54S; 164-55W 5 Aug. Only 10 birds today, again mostly Cook's Petrels. 3-35S; 163-38W - 2-27S; 162-30W 6 Aug. Number of birds were considerably Today (221). An abundance of Sooty Terns 163, and Fairy Terns 31. Indicator species such as Phoenix Island/White Petrels (3) seem to indicate some of the Jarvis Island Airfield pre-arr. Fairy Terns or likely Phoenix Island Petrels would appear to indicate Cheesman Island, since neither occur on Jarvis. 1-19S; 161-07W -> Jarvis Island. 7 Aug. Arrived at Jarvis ca. 1500. Sooty Terns very abundant and numerous. Total of 1292 from 5R to 1425. Looks like a large breeding colony in season. Jarvis Island. 7 Aug. Did a brief survey during afternoon of 7 and prepared for night banding operation. Sooty Tern colony all with large chicks nearly ready to fly. Colony extends from SW corner of island on around the south Pids and along the E side of island. Appears egulate to be about between 5p and 6 million birds. Enlarging by uniform age in all the chicks. Very few uninfertile eggs about, so apparently hatched eggs complete. Successful Banded 16,000 Birds. Collected 250 blood samples. R Strosin 1966 Journal SFC 14 68 Jarvis Island. 8 Aug. Took blood samples to ship about 0730. Spent most of the afternoons on Boaty journey. Roger working on R77B. Red-footed Boobies seen on low bushes, jump keeps or any sort of raised area and often on the flat ground. Except for those nesting on the ground at Kilauea light house on Hawaii, this is the first time these have been seen. Blue-faced Mollymawk large young and are scattered around the entire island with concentrations along the shoreline back of high tide line on W and N shores. Red-footed Terns nesting in heavy concentrations on the W beach. These are often found nesting in the grass, alongside rocks and of course under every conceivable type of cover. Several were meeting in the rooms in the house. Flocks looked like some sort of chicken coop for exotic chickens! Banded Sooty Terns all night - 20,000. Chandler set a new record (600). With these new hole-drilled pens, it will be impossible to beat such a record without using such pens as it speeds up the banding so. Also collected the remaining 50 blood samples from Frigate. 9 Aug. Roger continued with his journey and couldn't even go to the ship to eat. people are tired after such concentrated banding as has been occurring. Banded 16,000 again tonight for a total of 32,000. Went out after banding about 0300 and collected series of R77B. Hoff went out uns to shoot Sooty Terns got more. Pulman and taken 2 on 8 Aug. Left the island at 0700 on 10 Aug.