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14 Feb. Bob, with the help of the crew, fixed the 
scooter, so we have wheels. again. We learned yesterday 
jthat a seal pup had been born on Sand Island, so we set 
jout this morning to tag, weigh, and measure it, but a 
j squall and subsequent bad weather forced us back. We 
jdidn't get started anyhow, as the outboard motor refused 
I to work. The storm precluded the arrival of the plane, 
so as yet still no Anderson. 
Chips told us this afternoon that a seal pup is at 
south point, born this AM most likely; there were no 
jpups is yesterday on the islan d. Bob and I weigh and 
measure the pure black pup - iauod tagged the mother 
no. 371, will tag the pup 372 the next time we work 
with it. The k EBf mensural data on the pup are as 
follows: Wt - 35 lbs; TL 43 inches; T 2.5"; FF 9""; 
HF 8.5" "long x 11" wide (stretched); Girth 25"'i The 
entire body was velvet black, iris dark brown, 
vibrissae black and curled. Claws, front flippers only 
were 3/4", no teeth, eyes open^ 5" "umbilicus, bleated 
in response to the grunts of the mother and capable of 
limited directional movement. 
Pup measured at 1500, at 1800 had moved 40 1 from 
spot where left, with ?, attempting to nurse. 
The placenta still remained at this time, and was being 
fed upon by approximately 15 Ruddy Turnstones. 
Two gulls, presumably Glaucus, flew over S. Pt., the 
first we have seen since 2 Feb. 
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' 15 Feb. Lots happened today, mainly a pile of news from 
Midway - both Dr. Fisher and Chan have reported Kure 
Albatross on Midway. One bird we found was a bird 
marked on Eastern-Midway Sy .Fisher. - 737-7234 7. 
iFisher and Priest report se^Yig a bird with a green 
slash on the breast - a bird marked here within the 
last two weeks while ON EGG. They also saw 
737-92167 and 737-92172, both banded Green- Kure in 
Feb. '64.ksxE cauix Chan Kax saw the Bristle-thighed 
Curlew with an orange streamer at Midway, as well as 
Black-footed Albatross 737-92698 seen on Eastern Is. 
on Feb. 8, '65 - it was banded Kure on Feb. 5 ' 65 , In 
the evening. Chan also has a nester Black-foot on 
Sand-Midway, 737 - 93993 * that was banded here 17 Jan. '$4 
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