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C.G. LORAEf Station, Sand X., Johnston Is. Atoll 
(2 un&er-Sceevola and 1 tinder fuel tank ). Banded all 5 young and 
2 adults » also 1 nonnesting adult. Before starting banding program, 
photos (color and B and W) were made of the Island, its plants and 
birds. 
During the afternoon Boobies were banded and nest data taken, 
nineteen Brown Boobies were banded (8 chicks, 3 irsaatures , and 8 adults). 
Two of the adults were oneegs. The adults from other nests became 
Jumpy and will have to be banded later. Two banded Brown Boobies were 
recovered: ($97—6960 7 2 eggs) and 697-$9$06- with lg. chick . 
These are probably birds Aataiole banded when he was here. 71 ve Red- 
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footed Boobies are nesting. We were able to band 3 adults and 2 l/2 
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grown chicks. Three of the nests contain eggs. Another Red-tailed 
Tropics ird nest (with large chichs) ms found under a concrete slab on 
the east end. The chi eh was banded. 
During the afternoon I sent a message to D.T.C. giving estimates 
of bird species numbers as requested by them. This was to have b- 
made by July 5 but we arrived of course on the 7th. The Eerlese Funnel 
was set up in a work area provided in the pump house and a litter 
sample from the Sooty Tern colony was run. Wilis opened 400 no. 3 
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bands for use tonight. 
After supper 12 mouse traps were set to sample the small aamaLs. 
Only Hus crosculus is expected . Those were set on the east end of the 
island around the garbage dump. After dark (after 9 pm) we banded ^00 
Sooty Terns (all adults). 
