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11 Feb. 
In "the morning at 0900 checked the nests of Blue— faced 
Boobies, found 4 females, 2 males on the eggs. At 
l600 there had been only one cnange - from 06 £0 05* 
Saw the old walker Laysan with hatched neck again today, 
first time since about two weeks ago. This is old 
|40 on the band we replaced. 
Spent part of the morning cleaning up the lao, gouging 
out the laysan skins for Dennis to take with him, and 
clearing up last minute details re. his departure. 
He is rather anxious to get home. Alan Anderson did not 
arrive.xsxEX So Bob and X will have plenty to do until 
he arrives. 
After the movie Bob and I go out and get returns and 
band 85 more Laysans. We should try for a hundfed every 
night. Ctu^kr 
12 Fob. Activity count all day. Ia have the morning 
session, and find not very many birds in the clony at 
0720 - about 100 Red-foots and 180 Frigates. The number 
of Frigates remains stable around 200 all morning, ihe 
Snumber of Tropicbirds incBeases in the morning, and 
‘at 1300 there are about8 birds over the north roos. 
ny Frigates are displaying with fully inflated gular 
ruches. 
13 Feb. The shorebird and seal census occupied most . 
of the day, the scooter has bfoken down so the inferior 
was done on foot. There is a continued drop in the no. 
of Albatross nests - only 535 Laysans now compared to 577 
last week. Of these 80 per cent have hatched, or 20. 
per cent more than last week. Blackfoot hatch now is 
at 92 per cent - the few remaining probably have in- 
fertile eggs. The shorebird population remains constant 
.ith 46 GP°and 72 RT bding sghted. _ 
The Coast Guard took the boat out to Sand is. <*n 
beyond, and reported a seal pup there. We will try to 
get out to it to tag it and if need be, the mother. 
This is 5 days begore the first noticed arrival iast 
year. 
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