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Husted, Dayle N. 
19S 
Se ptember 2ft — I spent most of the day out at the airport waiting for 
boys that didn't show up. Clapp told me Iwas a real bad ass and I 
enjoyed being one. 
®^£ I ?]i£n_30--Got things ready to go for the Cromwell today. 
October_l- -Warren and I boarded the Cromwell at 0810. We left Pearl 
Harbor at 1530. We saw the ATF boys taking off. The birds were fewer 
this time. A Brown Booby was seen sitting in the water. A large 
number of Red-footed Boobies were seen near the islands in feeding flocks 
Many Common Noddies were seen close to the islands also. Few Bulwer's 
Petrels were seen gain. The sea was fairly rough, and the sky was 
clear to partly cloudy. 
sea was rough last night and this morning calming towards 
evening. The sky was clear to partly cloudy. Fewere birds were seen 
today. There has been no trouble so are in the changeover . of names of 
the Dark-rumped Petrel, White-necked Petrel, Bonin Island Petrel. Two 
Bonm Island Petrel were seen today. This evening a Golden Plover was 
seen heading south. Many of the JW Petrels were seen heading south or 
southwest or west. The Cook's Petrels are fairly easily told by their 
low flight pattern. Fewere flocks were seen today (l) and it was small. 
A Common Noddy was seen today also. 
Oct o b er , 5- -The sea was calm and the sky was clear to partly cloudy with 
squalls this afternoon. Several more flocks were seen today. Some 
of them were fairly large §00+. They contained mainly Sooty Terns, JFP, 
and Cook's Petrels. There may have been some Common Noddies in these 
also, because a Common Noddy was identified this afternoon. Many 
Golden Plovers and 1 Ruddy Turnstone was seen during the day. At 124-0 
