22 Doc. Again gale predicted until after daru. So, 
have srae time to look about. The weather is otil 
bad although the winds have suosided oo aoout 40m* . 
b„-X in small squalls all day, temp low again. ~n 
the afternoon Jim and I climb 2 Casunrina. trees looking 
| n to Hawaiian Noddy nests. One nostu contained 1 
Cothf, nest is empty. It seems as though nesting is 
Setting underway. Reports of cniks blown out in tne 
storm but none seen by me. It is remarkable that 
HI" little damaged hit the Noddies, as they nest 
fairy 1 hi*h up in the trees. I saw no destroyed Noddy 
nests in the storm, although there were prooxu^y a 
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'3 Dec ‘ fe fpSsLSrreliei'°Sten1onelSu. 
Che e pSnt left Midway ft 1100, and we arrived convenient 
for lunch. Dennis and I checked laysans after -uinc, «s 
as Slackfeet. There are 14 of the original 
c . lac v feed nests remaining - the storm really wipea 
Ittte ilsatd and these birds - I wouldn't be supra ed 
at 50 per-cent mortality for toasts 
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the dly landed with our blood equipment ^an^ so 
t ,e packed that into Reives ana reau^ x. + 
Black-foot eggs were collected xor blowing 
back as specimens - tney line the 
Af+e-v. c how a check on the Baue-xaced ^oow . 
still have much transcribing to do. There seems^^ 
fofthe fiSlSi S; 0 Biswas in tSe colony - the 
x *u* a in +vp island After dark Dennis ana X 
new bira to the j-saa.Ax. — ^ ^ s an a 
painted Red-footed Boobies, Darning 
[recovering an additional il biras. 
. o ^ for the month - the are nos 
We coix^ctuu *** a ~ , ,, and easy 
_ „ y+A cnlar 3nr around une building, * IiU ° ^ 
! numerous, pctx ^ 
j to catch. 
24 Dec. Activity Study_tcok ^ day.^it^s very^ ^ 
,-indy, ana a rain to. on the roost 
Scented bird! seen. WHS WHS WHS . We collected 
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