McFarl&ne . B. W. Wake Island 1 
19 67-- 
June 6_ 
Left Friendship Airport at 1645* AA flight was late* Left L.A. at 
2070, also late* Arrived Honolulu 2255 (0455 FDT). Located post office at 
airport, they were closed hut p.o* boxes available* Wrote letter to 
Maryanna listing the various things I had forgotten to do in D. C* 
June 7 
Departed Honolulu 0175 Pan Am for Wake Island, crossed Date Line, lost 
one day* 
June 8 
Arrived Wake I* 0400 (1200 FDT). Was met at plane and taken to Pan Am 
hotel. Doom pleasant, sparsely furnished, two twin beds, not private bath, 
sink in room. Air-conditioned $21*50 American plan* 
Went to office of FAA Island Manager C. 0. Amerling. Told him of our 
project and what I i^rould like to do on the island* He was most helpful. 
Gave me a recent map of the island showing all installations* I got a bicycle 
from the Pan Am gear locker (for their flight crews) to use during my stay. 
Bode to southern tip of island and along runway northwestward onto 
Wilkes Island. Found several very large sooty tern colonies on Wilkes Island 
and one colony of frigatebirds. The entire beach area is of coral rock, badly 
eroded, very rough. 
Went to Peale I* this afternoon. Has good vegetative cover of Messerschmidt. 
Found about 6 white-tailed tropicbirds behaving as if they were preparing to 
nest. Did not find any on ground. Also 14 common noddies, 9 roosting on old 
Pan Am clipper pier, 5 roosting on structural steel of old hangar ('i’). No 
shorebirds. 14 immature frigates at LOEAN station, on poles. 
