McFarlane, R. W. 
19S5 
Wake Is. 
23 
July 20 
Arrive Wake 04l0. (crossed Date Line) 
Saw Escobar this morning. He drove me out for a quick look at tern 
colonies. They have spread towards bridge. Crossed road, filled inother 
areas on east end of Wilkes I. Apparently none nesting near VORTAC. Met 
A. R. Mar cusp new island manager. 
Banded 1000 sooty tern adults, l/2 e. of fuel farm., l/2 across road, 
N dide adjacent to bridge. 
Saw 100 + 2 or 3 frigates roosting at PMR. Sundown. 
July 21 
Banded 1000 sooty adults, e. of fuel farm. Went driving in afternoon. 
Plentiful stabhorn coral. Wo sea urchins or starfish. 
July 22 
Banded 1000 sooty adults, e. f fuel farm. Common noddies have begun to 
nest at very top of spoil bank adjacent to boat channel. Still nesting on 
rocks on reef. 
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Dick Conley has assured me thtt there were no albatrosses here during l8 
months he was here 1939~^0 except one straggler. 
Rained all mcrning and late afternoon. One more shower about 2030. Cloudy 
rest of night. 
July 23 
Banded 1200 adults in fuel farm, 100 chicks. Still getting sporadic showers 
sometimes heavy. Some chicks starting to fledge. (back, scapulars). 
