C. G. Loran Station, Sand Island, Johnston Island Atoll 
Chief Graces ian brought no more cenir ffttge tubes so ve crashed 
out the old ones and borrowed the doctor's sterilizer to finish 
cleaning them. I discovered that he had brought name syringes, 
but they were 5 CC so scene of our 10 CC were brought out. After 
dark Chief Gragosian and I went out to collect sera and spleen from 
Shearwaters (Wedge-tails). I took the first blood sample and we 
then killed the bird, cut it open, and took out the spleen. Chief 
Gragosian brought fixing fluid in vials -for storing the spleen, 
but it has to be refrigerated at all times. Chief Gragosian tried 
unsuccessfully to take the second bird's (through the fifth) blood. 
He is use to taking human blood and, this is a new and different 
process HI After five birds I decided to stop for the nigh since 
I saw Chief Gragosian was getting tired from kneeling on the ground 
working. He is not use to working in the field and especially not 
at night. 
Ken Wilz banded, one hundred adult Sooty Terns. This now makes 
a toatl of twelve thousand. Saw first White-tailed Tropicbird at 
noon today. It circled over the station several times. 
August Vj , 1965 
Chief Gragosian made shipping arrangements from here to Hickum 
through Captain Thompson (Head, Mats Terminal, Johnston Island).. 
Equipment was gotten together for use tonight during the 
afternoon . After dark we began processing Shearwaters. Ken 
caught the birds and held them down while I took the blood, samples • 
