Fleet, Robert 
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JOURNAL 
Sept e mber 8 
Arrived Midway at 1450 hours. Fll^at passed over Kauai: rugged 
coast line and large canyons. Also passed over Pearl and Heroes Reef. 
Checked Into BOO,, unpacked, checked In at Post Office, got 
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trn Island pass from Security office. Bought 
Xebschull found a bicyle for me to use during ray stay here. Got boat 
schedule for transportation between Easter and Sand. Visited CG ship 
Basswood now In port here and had a short talk with officers. 
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Left for Eastern Island at 1725. Sooty Terns much in evidence, 
Banded Tropicbirds and chic (l 2). Divided population into eggs, 
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chicks under 50 days and immotures (nestlings) over 50 dayB old. 
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Eggs 2 Nestlings 5 Local and Immatures 18 
One band recovery, probably ours, ETTB 615-06522. 
On beach near boat landing saw shorebird: large (about size of ETC) 
bill similar to that of NT and dark; bird brown above, grey below with 
black ribbing on breast and abdomen* Greenish-yellow legs, head dark 
grey; anterior breast and neck shows darker grey ring. Could this be 
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a yellow- legs? 
Began banding Sooty Tern iramatur® at 2000 hours (not completely 
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dark), new moon set by 2200, quit banding at 2500, caught boat for 
Sand at 2550 after banding 700 birds. 
795-25001 - 25500 Immature 
795-25501 - 600 
795-25801 - 900 
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