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but with long thin green-grey legs, 2 inch black bill, nondescript gray 
resembles yellow-legs in this area also, among turnstones and plovers. 
Sooty Terns much more numerous than I had thought . Stopped for a 
while in the area in which we had been banding. Fivehundred adults 
banded here, very few banded birds seen. C nnot tell if they extend 
the grass or are concentrated along the perphery. May be as many as 
.200,000 here, perhaps 500,000 in breeding height. 
Caught up to Dick and returned to camp (5 p.m. ). Swam briefly, then 
went to sleep after 5 until midnight. Went out fitter Wedgetails and 
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Eonins. Paul and Alan had found a concentration of the latter in grass 
between t carer and Casuarina. I could find only about 5, they must go 
underground or under vegetation as night wears on. Did 1^0 Wedgetails 
quickly and came back for more about 5 a.m. Alan, Bob, Aland I 
finished another 200 by 4:k5, came back to camp and slept for two hours. 
Fairy Tern egg on tower, popped yesterday, hatched sometime after 
11 today (September 18). Dick reports one Common Noddy with orange 
tag. Five returns of Fairy Terns. 
Sep tember 10 — Upon awaking, found that the USCG ship "Basswood" was anchored 
off the island. Waited around camp preparing to go out around the lagoon 
until 9:50 or 10:00, by which time Bob Fleet appeared with Eugene Kre idler 
and Ron Walker on their way around the beach census ing seals. Talked 
briefly with them, then went up to where Doug and Alan were having a 
very difficult time catching adult Sooty Terns. Headed in toward lagoon, 
met Bob Long collecting Ipomea specimens in hopes of getting 5 varieties. 
