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arrived and I vent back to the ship to run the blood samples. 
Upon arriving I quickly took a shower and changed into clean 
clothes. I talked to the skipper for awhile and made arrangements 
for some nest marking stakes (150) to be made out of old welding 
rods. I began prelabeling vials to be all set during centrifuging. 
This labeling ms completed by lunch . After lunch the centrifuging 
was begun and wasn’t completed until 3 p.m. The Berlese Funnels 
were changed. By 4:15 I ms ready to return to Southeast but 
Captain Gandy felt that it would be best far the whaleboat not to 
be taken in until morning due to nightfall. I then began to get 
ectoparasites off of sane of the birds in the freezer. I talked 
with the skipper until almost midnight and then vent to bed. 
June 20, 1963 - Pearl and Hermes Reef, Southeast Island 
The whaleboat left the ship about 8 a.m. and we arrived on 
Southeast at 8:20. I began making nest marker tags using monel tape 
in the hand lettering set. After making the ones for the Boobies 
(on Red -footed Booby nests) 
I began putting them out by following Freds numbering system and band 
sketch of their location. I finished before lunch. After lunch I 
? made the ones for the Frlgateblrds and Brown Boobies. 'Due to a 
headache I laid down during the afternoon and took a nap. I felt 
much better after this. After supper I banded 100 Grey-backed Terns 
and 100 CoKEuon Noddies. Fred banded Sooty Terns tonight. 
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* June 21, 1963 - Pearl and Hermes Beef, Southeast ;Island 
This morning Fred and I marked the nests of Brown Boobies 
and Frigatebirds and banded the adults and chicks of each. 
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