narked nests. All of the other marked cries wer pi-esent in their 
burrows . No's 9 and 10 still had not shown up. (9 being an egg on 
top of t e ground and 10 a new burrow.) 
During the afternoon a cookout was held by the C.G. Same 
extremely good steaks were eaten by all. .After dark we were going 
to band Sooty Terns but it rained so we watched the movie instead and 
went to bed . 
July 14, 1963 
This morning I processed the Be le se funnel sample of the Xmas 
I. Shearwater nest. Among other mites found were Cheyatids and 
Trobiculids (larval chiggers) . Around noon I made movies of the 
Soot;- Tern colony and other^ birds. I obtained a litter sample from 
a Red-tailed Tropicbird nest (under a scaevola bush) and placed this 
in the Berlese funnel. 
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While hen banded ICO immatures Sooty Terns I attempted to wade 
over to t e small islet near the old pier to land Frigate. Due to 
ni^n tide I aid not maks it. instead I walked around ' the head area 
and only banded 6 Frigates. I did band 11 Christmas Island Shear- 
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waters, however. These birds are mostly located on the south side 
near the old concrete bunker. Only 2 were found on the north side 
(under cementslab). i counted 152 immature Red— footed Boobies sitting 
on the N.E. guyqires. These were sitting side by side. 
