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birds all the time. I notice there are a good many young birds,

they come down in front of the house, especially in the mornings ;

there is no difficulty in seeing or hearing them as they are all over

the Island, no matter what direction you go they are seen or heard.

Left in the afternoon and patrolled as above; the high winds

continue, no rain during the day, but we bad some slight showers

during the night; sea pretty rough ; all correct.


Jno. H. Hamilton.


Friday. 4/5/17.


Left Camp in the morning; watered the birds, and patrolled

a part of the Island; seen and heard them all during my patrol;

very warm day, but rain is threatening all the time; can’t find any

nests as yet; very high winds, especially at night. Left in the

afternoon and patrolled as above; fair showers of rain during the

night and verry high winds ; sea very rough ; all correct.


Jno. H. Hamilton.


Saturday. 5/5/17.


Left Camp in the morning; watered the birds, and patrolled

a part of the Island ; seen and heard the birds as usual, nothing

unusual among them as far as I can see, there is a great increase

among them to when I took charge of the Island 13 months ago,

and they all appear quite homely and about the Island, their popularity

is no difference with them and the real native birds. Left in the

afternoon, and patrolled as above; plenty of high winds all the time

day and night, no rain ; sea very rough ; bay impassable; all correct.


Jno. H. Hamilton.


Sunday. 6/5/17.


Left Camp in the morning and watered the birds; seen and

heard them, in their usual style, flying about from point to point,

and calling each other. Left in the afternoon, and made a short

patrol; no rain, very w r arm day ; sea very rough ; all correct.


Jno. H. Hamilton.


Monday. 7/5/17.


Left Camp in the morning, watered the birds, and patrolled

a part of the Island as customary; seen and heard the birds



