Finished up loose ends this p.ra. and got cleared for flight. 
Departed 2000. 
May l4: Arrived Hickam 0100. 
Took birds to Pan Am found utter confussion regaraing shipment 
and method of payment. Flight shifted from 0950 to 1550. Went to 
hotel and returned to Airport about 1100. Arrived L.A. 2150. 
Arranged shipment of birds to Dulles. They were supposed to go 
on one flight departing 0950. Fred returned to Wash. I attempted to 
water petresl labout. 
May 15 12400. Found they were going to split shipment Arr. Dulles 
1650. Found all birds on some plane instead of two. 
Summary of Birds Present on Midway Islands 
May 8 - 15, 1965 
Albatrosses - not as numerous on island as during incubation and 
early hatching chicks fledging rapidly. 
Wedge-tailed shearwater - only area visited at night was near rifle range 
and B0Q. Some are nesting beneath scaevola adjacent to runways pairs 
calling together on surgece and in burrows. Some burrowing still 
underway. None seen on beach areas. Not overly abundabt anywhere 
we visited. 
Christmas Island Shearwater- none seen on Island or over lgoon. 
Possibly two seen by Fred from garbage scow. 
Bonin Island Petrel - not nearly as common as previlusly. Acturally 
difficult to find probably prents are constantly morning in and out to 
feed chicks. No large 1 evening flights. Large downy chicks, some 
fledging. 
No Bulwer's or Sooty Petrels seen. 
Frigate- bird - two over largoon. 
