+hp CG. readings were the same. 
Went out last night and marked the two Elue-^aced 
Boobies sitting in the area with the wo °^ } tr ^ g w ® s 
behind the fuel tanks.- study area 2. (SA2) One was 
a NAF ' $ . They were marked as follows: 
J orange mark on breast “ 
? orange ring around NAF mark - 697-24529. 
22 Tan 1965 This AM I cleaned our little shack - it 
oLe again looks quite presentable. I hope it remaxns 
thl AftS’ lunch we took weights, measurements, ectopara- 
sites from 6 Black-feet, blood from 5 of these - the 
other's heart was too deep. These birds are quite a bit t 
Kgger than the laysans, and not as difficult to work wxtt 
They have real neat Mallophaga - large and shiny black- 
on their wings. Those beasts crawl off onto the 
person holding the bird, but drop off fairly soon. j 
There were some reddish and quite small ec opara ^ 
around the head that were most likely mites. 
The Blue-faced Boobies are most active, as ±ar as 
arrival is concerned, about 1600. I got many picutes - 
ots of 01 Sky-calling (he lost his?), it seemed that 
tout la monde was Sky-calling as birds poured in " 
often 5 or 6 in the air over the colony. E19 w^s with 
3 for some time this evening, but R20 got ner bac*c 
fter all 3 birds flew off fro about 10 minutes. 
Catching rats for autopsy this Pn* 
Some very interesting light on the t Goo "^^ a f , 3° . 
problem, ^While^scouting^about. feu rats,^ 
KHown to watch, waiting a few moments 
hirers; CVVbL feedSg. 
Sitting quietly, with the lrg on^ ^ ^ ^ 
now /nd then the bird would 
look forward again, the rats eating 
must have been 20 of them on the gooney, D ° th ® 
initiate the' problem/ or merely capitalize on * » 
an opportune meal. I wish I kenw but itappearsin 
lieu of this that the rats are a bigger factor than 
hitherto supposed. 
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