FIELD notes 
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Amerman, Kenneth 
1964 
Augu st l6- -Pearl and Hermes Reef 
Ship arrived off Southeast Island about 1500. Raft and most of -ear 
launched about 1750, arrived on Southeast 1800 and set un carao on the 
east corner. Two groups of three surveyed the island before dark. 
After dark 1000 Sooty Tern® landed. Five hundred each adult and 
innaatures* Turtles (Green ?) on north shore - about a do&en. Similar 
number of seals. Some tagged ^ noted all around shore. 
Retired 
-Jo Dei ore OoOO for radio check and breakfast . Pete and I 
tnen vent after boobies and frigates and getting nest counts and banding 
whatever possible. Paul and Alan covered the albatrosses. Thirty-nine 
young Laysan oanded . A1 young - plants. Dick - seal skeleton. 
Boat came in around 1000. 
In afternoon Alan, Dick, and I banded 100 immature Sooty Terns 
each while Paul and Pete made unsuccessful attempt to yet some Gray- 
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backs and Hawaiian Noddies* Relaxed for a while in Late afternoon. 
After dark 900 v/edgetails and TOO Sooty Terns banded. Wedgetails 
quit# spooky, especia lly in ouicks* Also worked on Boobies, Hawaiian 
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Noddies and Graybacks. 
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August 18 — Boat arrived 0850. Doug came in, spent day on Southeast. 
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We took /Some bands, nets, and food and set out for tvo sms.ll sand 
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islands west ? of Southeast. 
