Amerman, Kenneth 
19 ^ 11 
Walked along west shore of lagoon counting shoreblrds. Counted 
139^ Ruddy Tr unstones but this may have included many counted twice; 
however, probably compensated for by others on outer beach - estimate 
loOO. Also present - 358 Golden Plover, 132 Wandering Tattler, 8 
Sander ling, 3 Bristle -thighed Curlew, one large shorebird, brown-grey, 
faint eye stripe, long straight bicolored bill (tip black, baral l/3 
orange), long black legs, barred grey and white tail, rump grey, 
slightly lighter than body. Llmosa sp. ? (lapponica ?}. Did not appear 
-$o be the same bird I saw yesterday at the south end in the rocks. 
1 Cut up through the center of the vegetation on the west side to 
chick on Sooty Tern distribution. They are not evenly distributed 
through the Er agros tis , occurring mainly in a continuous band through the 
more open grass but not to any great extent in the entirely open 
spaces . Tills strip appears lighter than the denser, taller grass when 
viewed from the ridge. Now estimate 60 - 75 ,000 Sooties, perhaps l/3 to 
2/5 of which are immatures ; very few non-flying young. 
Also found a flock of 750+ Golden Plover in one large open area 
which apparently was the terminus of the guano digger's railroad 
according to Ron Walker - tracks still present. Paul estimated the 
same Golden Plover flock at about 1000. 
Stopped at the Fish and Wildlife camp and met John Beardsley 
of University of Hawaii, entomologist. He had just finished walking 
around the lagoon, sweep-netting. He reports that 180 insect species 
have been recorded on Laysan. 
Returned to our camp briefly and then went back to the Fish and 
Wildlife camp with Raul and Alan Young. After a refreshing swim six of 
