R.S. Brown 1763 Journal McLean Island 25 Oct. night. Although this is probably common knowledge to everyone who has ever visited McLean Island, I was never aware of it. At the S.-SE. end of the island there is a point where it appears as if a spring flows just out of the limestone and into the bay. This is almost always dry + then covered. When I passed it last night at 9:30 the tide was high and the sea water was flowing up out of a hole at the base of this apparent spring - a very good flow which I could imagine was about 200 gallons a minute, possibly more. At any rate the sea entry is just under ground somewhere in the center of the bay as I always presumed it was. 27 Oct. Large feeding flock of 2500+ Sorty Terns, c. 50 fulgur + few other old things, like RFB feeding between 1/2 to 3/4 mile offshore. Wake of island. Snow time - time can be seen splashing the surface or sleeping clear of the water. The tern school keeps working back & forth across the western horizon - birds following. 1630- 1748 - flock has increased to about 4500 - 5000 Sorty's and several hundred fulgur, spread over entire New horizon - group adically feeding - many high undulating. 1810 - flock breaking up, drifting far to S. Makes its rounds at night to perform landing and returning, but the moon is up so high now and is so bright that all birds scatter like leaves in a strong wind when I appeared. That birds about the island have been disturbed so many times, not that the coast myself (like flight at first R.S. Brown 1763 Journal McLean Island 27 Oct. ant. Sign of the headlamp. Almost impossible To make good coats of anything 30 Oct. Depart island at 0900, but raft in & out part of morning taking all gear. Spent rest of day clearing boats about & picking them up. Speed night at anchor off shore as we have to pick my more boats & tide gauge Tomorrow.