A.S. BORIN Oceanside 30. 1888 White-rumped Storm Petrel 11°-25'─N; 164°-35'─W — 99°-36'─N; 165°-46'─W 10 oct. Saw first bird today, almost certainly a Shachi. 09°-45' inc. 166°-58'─W — 05°-57'─N; 168°-03'─W 11 oct. Saw one bird today; almost certainly or Shachi. 12 oct. 03°-59'─N; 169°-10'─W — 01°-58'─N; 170°-37'─W Numbers up to 4 today. Three more noticed in a group and shortly then after a single. All almost certainly in Shachi's category. A. C. CRISON 1968 White-throated Storm Petrel McBean Island 14 oct. Noted two birds settling between, 2030 and 2100. One had a bare lined field.; other not caught. Neither were near nest sites, sort of settling about in open along W-S-W side. 16 oct. Noted one bird fully-feathered moving along swell well midway of the island on West side. Begin an evening observation at 1820 at wells or W side. 1823: first ad noted flying over rocky area between two main large sections of rock walls. 1824: second bird now in air 1827: third bird now settled on rocky area. 1828: third bird settles coming in and all sitting. Could not find any one of the three. 1933: two birds noted flying by wall along Scrumium along lagoon. For thousand before I could see it enter nest side. Other birds landing in one spot, but always flying off and circling some more before returning. Finally lost them — 1845 to look to here. 17 oct. (Seen) have three marked nests; two with chicks and one with ad, sitting in singly nest. Accidentally broke a possibly incubated egg that might under a clump of Psephelium. No parent attending at 2005 (food). The birds call from the nest cavity in a soft guttural "grrrr, grrrr, grrrr". Thus for most birds there have been found about such piles. Perhaps in July 63 when so many were found under clumps of Psephelium that there was a population peak and birds were perhaps forced out into the