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2h Nov. (cont.) painted 
painted red on the neck, 
as not to interfere with 
doing on Midway. 
on the head. One fecial e was 
out this was discontinued so 
anything H. Fischer may be 
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25 Nov. While Bob and I finished the plant plots 
this A.M. Bill made ready for departure. The Black- 
foot in dire straits yesterday is still on the nest. 
The Scaevola has been heavily beaten cSk by the sand, 
and sand was covering many leaves - looking like sniow. 
Most leaves on the lagoon-ward side are burned brown 
and withering, and most Boer ha via has been rolled up and 
is dying. 
11 Laysan nests were staked out in the KAF this P.M., 
all new nests, including No. 29, where yesterday the 
two birds appeared to expect an egg momently. This gives 
us 16 nests staked, only 9 to find tomarrow. There are 
many completed nests now that lack eggs - they will be 
coming soon. 
After chow did C-. and D. on Blue-faced 58 and 3 
Sedge-tails, only three birds left. Also got one-hours 
behavioria observations in on the Blue-faced adults, 
including some neat sky-pointing and incipient 
nest-building displays in R21. 
After the movie Bob and I banded 22 Bonins, 6 imm. 
Wedge-tails, 5 Frigates, andl6 RFB. One neat thing - 
a red Frig (painted 11-22 in the central roost) was 
found roosting in the north roost - this was an imm* 
bird. Perhaps our painting of him chased him from the 
other roost, or maybe they just move around frequently. 
The 21 large birds handled tonight were all painted 
green. 
There were no ad. Wedge-tails tonight, nor were there 
the 22nd or since. Vie will run out of Puffinus within 
ja few days. 
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26 Nov. THANKSGIVING Took it easy this AM. After 
thanksgiving meal staked out 6 more laysan nests, 5 
of the birds w T ere S's. Recorded who was in the couony 
of Blue-faced Boobies. After dark. Bob and I banded 
1 Wedge-tail, 20 Bonins,. 1 laysan, 13 Frigates, and 
■18 RFBs. Got some Booby barf to feed the starved young 
RTTB' that Bob found, it ate a prodigous amount, and now 
looks as stuffed as most of the crew, ait,er thanksgiving 
meal. 
