Ludvig, James P. 
1965 
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December 10 —Today has been a damn poor day. In the A.M. I managed to 
take care of laundry, get some Formaldehyde fumigant for the skins, 
chat with Burke, and arrange to shoot in the overrun tomorrov. Then 
after an early lunch I walked around Sand Island, losing my glasses, 
I 
and my watch stopped. Saw no titles, no seals or seal Uadils. Three 
Hawaiian Noddies, two (?) Common Noddies, sixteen Tattlers, many Sanderling, _ 
18 - 50S, Turnstones and Plovers, eight Sharp-tails. A new shorebird 
record--Black Turnstone--was made as I saw one at very close range. 
Its black bill, legs, and darker appearance were clearly seen. Also 
four Pintails, five to seven Green-winged Teals, one Shove^ller ?, and 
one Widgeon were seen. Fairy Terns are not abundant now, the population 
being an estimated three hundred to five hundred individuals, or about 
10 to 20 °/o of the September level. Recovered two dead birds with 
bands today. In the evening I wrote letters home. Add to the population 
estimates four Red-tailed Tropicbirds and guesses of 20000 pair of Laysan 
and 9,000 pair of Black-footed Albatross for Sand. 0 Wedge-tailed 
Shearwaters, and 1300 - 2000 individual Bonin Island Petrels. The Petrels 
are increasing their resident numbers daily, and I believe will begin 
breeding by January 1. Canaries are still in full song here. 
December ll--Today a bit more reasonable. Up early to go to Eastern. 
Fisher went to Kure today and asked if I would help his ASST on Eastern 
for an hour in the AIM. Did so, and then came back to shop. Spent 
$148.00 on a Hi-Fi wedding gift for Ted and Barb. Spent the afternoon 
hunting in the overrun and got a very grey Erolia, and anSanderlingv 
Saw three Pintails jon'd 1 Widgeon, four Teal. * Skinned birds in late P.M. 
