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July 1 
Had a phone call from a Mr. Yee, of Program management, DPWO, Honolulu, 
concerning shipment of albatrosses to Warner. Flight has been okayed. 
Assembled boxes for shipm nt. Photographed fairy terns and 
Hawaiian Noddies. 
Went to Eastern in afternoon. More photographs and sperm samples. 
Took my third male Christmas I. Shearwater, still no sperm. 
EArl and Paul reported seeing 11 tattlers and a curlew on Eastern. 
July 2 
Packed up 10 Laysans to be sent to Dwain Warner. Packed baggage and 
mailed boxes back to U. S. 
Had a long talk with Dr. Fisher. He says he has seen Christmas I. 
lshearwater chicks and eggs since his arrival. 
Learned that the albino black-foot chick in the fuel farm died 
last week. The chief said he lost considerable weight and died of starvation.. 
Flew the inaugural log flight by NW Orient, DC-7. Left Midway at 1700 
Johnny and Shirley McDaniel came down to see us off. 
Came to Skylane Inn and met Ken Wilz. 
July 3 
Went to FAA office. Unable to see Mr. Gale, top man for Pacific 
Region. Was taken to Thomas D. Musson, Island Operations Div. Learned that 
Suddeth had been there in May. He had told them that we would not need any 
FAA transportation, would operate from MATS. Musson explained that the bi-weekly 
flight was the main logistics support for the entire island and they would 
consider us as passengers on an emergency basis only tnd then just from Canton to 
Honolulu. 
