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13 Jan. (cont). find 2 freshly dead, two very sick, 
could not get a blood sample so destroy this bird whose 
entire back is rotted away and is almost to weak to hold 
ap his head. 
At 0030 this morning I checked the Blue-faced 
Boobies. All were asleep when I entered the colony 
area, but I disturbed the first pair, who calldd loudly. 
Those birds within hearing range looked up and called, 
\ setting off a chain reaction which swept the entire 
V KAF roost. I painted 3 birds we had missed on the 8th, 
and noticed that R2 and R22 were together - I could not 
see 04 around. So R22 has done it again, the polyandrous 
2 sleeps with another male tonight. 
Dave showed me how to work in the dark room, so 
after supper I printed 21 shots of Blue-faced Boobies 
in various positions, including one incipient Sky-call 
and mutual gazing. One bird caught holding a twig in 
the bill. ^ ' 
There were many gulls at south point stt today, includi- 
iig the Glaucus Chill. 
At 1130 there were 20 seals on N. Pt. Sand Island 
is almost gone, so maore seals are showing up here now. 
14 Jan. *65 The activity study occupied most of the 
day. In the morning most of the boobies were heading 
out to the north, there was a strong wind from the 
west. Large numbers of painted Blue^xaced Boobies v*ere 
seen and recorded by number as they flew to and from 
the colony. 
The roost count we use in very inacurate. I made the 
1700 count and saw about 70 Red-footed Boobies. How- 
ever, 10 minutes after the count had been made the roost 
was disturbed, and twice that many flew from the Scaevola 
and 30 remained in the roost - the foost couiits muso 
be offfby a t least 100 per cent. 
At 1700 R2 and R22 were together, R20 was alone. 
Maybe R 2 and 22 will mate, but I'll bet R22 finds 
another d 1 . 
Jim Priest came over today to help us until Sunday. 
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