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grove immediately opposite Keaoi Island and at the end of the Kapukapu 
cliffs . The island is mostly barren black lava . Though there are a 
couple beaches of white coral pebbles with which someone spelled out the 
name "DON" on therock. A small area has green vegetation. At least 
three mynas were inthe area and a pair of them were later observed to 
visit the island. Two Golden Plovers were on our beach and later five 
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or six ruddy turnstones were seen on island shore. As we entered grove 
a spatted dove left its next 10 feet up in ha la tree. Our presence 
nearby kept parent from returning, so I later 
collect 3d the two eggs incubated about ten days from the nest which 
was small platform of coconut fibers and sticks among the serrate 
leaves with many dorppings present. An adult and at least three young 
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mongoose had retained sole ownership of the cabin for a month, but Larry 
manufactured a box trap and caught the adult female for a specimen. 
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Geckos and scorpions, cockroaches and black bumble bees also here. 
I speed-read a novel Envy the heightened by Yael Darian? this 
evening, mainly Interested in hero’s sneaking across border from 
I area 1 to climb a mountain. 
Larry went over to edge of lava with a light and saw a gray tabby 
cat there. Tomarrow he will mention it to Albert Stu Branson and 
learn that all wild cats seen any distance from habitation on this island 
are gray tabbies, and Branson thinks that was the early introduction 
before recent escapees. 
April 26 — Collect seme scorpions and decide to return over the Kapukapu 
and Halina Polls while Larry returns the way we come. Leave at 0830, 
find the cliff easy. Goat skeletons and I see goats drinking from tidal 
