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Kov. 16. Maiana «oll, Gilbert Islvrt*. 
in to the northern end - us^ng 
The reef was very s expanse of flato 
time to reach shore. i ^ ^ outer section 
was more than a mi- which became more an 
was nrimarily rocky island.. Trigger- 
more sandy as yon a * ' hallf5 w oools among the 
fish were seen xn the ah al^ Ecologically 
coral and brittle star. aif fe ront from those 
these fats appear to area s nnoorted primarily 
found on Makxn. - 1 - ^ f Herons with a e 
Wandering Tattlers end Ree^ rocks . 
Crested Terns perched on the left with 
Binion weno to th with the l 2 
George while Larry we ^ the 0 therewith the 
gauge and Ken an ^ the beach the area 
As we moved soutn axo we sp0 tted 
became more and more sa * Turnstone and Gulden 
scattered numbers o - Bristle-thighed Cur e 
Plover as well Some pg Crested. Tern were 
and about 8 Godwxts. ^ both a dults and 
roosting on the sane — obtain any. 
immatures. but I (twenty yrds. acorss) 
One of the small x si et 8 whic h we 
off the end of the v ^ ag . . ed Terns on it. 
were headed had abou . immatures. Some 
Adults were with well f^^^ i^tbe Palms bordering 
20-30 Common ' numbers of Fairy Tern 
this villa-pe$ ana - -pivinfc overhead. 
and Hawaiian Foddy-we f : ahd^the shxn 
Returned to the • thern e nd oi 
shifted anchorages to -- ■ with the exception 
island. All of us went agore ^ ^ bir * s . 
of Larry, who stayed took 1 1/2 hours by 
The trip xn to t ' e ■ before we reached the. 
raft and it was „ br6a sted was present 
iSl Xor/bSt S ia5 a great d^appoihges . 
■ “ By 0 the tl» Bihi ? n I fihally 
nolice officials, em, x worked to the soutn 
got out with the be adh for about one 
» the village on ^he ou^e t 200 Buddy 
mile, in ^ Wandering Tattler, 
