RS Brown 1768 Journal McLaren Islands 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 Cavernum and into the lagoon. This is almost always dry & thus 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 bed of this apparent spring - a very good flow which I would imagine was about 200 gallons a minute, possibly more. At any rate the sea entry is not under ground somewhere in the center of the Island as I always presume ed it was. 27 Oct. Large feeding flock of 2500+ Sooty Terns, c. 50 frigate & few Rhinoceros birds, like EFB feeding between 1/2 to 3/4 mile offshore Wailes Island. Many times, time can be seen splashing the surface or dipping below the water. The tern school keeps working back and forth across the western horizon - birds following. 1630 - 1748 - flock now increased to about 4500 - 5000 Sooties and several hundred frigate, spread over entire NW horizon - generally actively feeding - many up high circling. 1810 - flock breaking up, drifting far to S. Made the rounds at night to perform banding and returning, but the moon is up so high and so bright that all birds scatter like leaves in a storm wind when I approached. Most birds about the island have been disturbed so many times, and that the vast majority only felt at least RS Brown 1768 Journal McLaren Island 27 Oct. night. Again of the headlamp. Almost impossible To make good counts of anything Now. 30 Oct. Depart island at 0900, but raft in & out most of morning taking all gear off. Spent rest of day cleaning borys, about 5 picking them up. Spent night at anchor off shore as we leave to pick up more borys & life gauge Tomorrow.