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a bit of time working on the equipment. We also set up a dermes- 
tid colony, and began bu ging rat skeletons. !ly bird skeletons 
are being individually bugged in their own plastic bugs, and 
results arc promising. Unfortunately, the wind played hell with 
a number of the skeletons which I had drying outside, and several 
were discarded after being completely dismembered. I noted the 
following birds soaring in todays wind: Frigates and 
Secufooted Boobys use the wind gracefully and easily. Brown Boooy 
were not seen, but Masked Boobys were flying usually close to 
the ground. No tropicbirds and few noddys of either species 
were aloft. 
10 - 18-63 
Rain and high winds continued for most of the day and it 
finally cleared in the late afternoon for a bit. Went hunting 
and got thoroughly drenched. In the AM worked on Rat Skins 
with Bill, and late in the afternoon after supper went seal 
tagging, getting only a few. Apparently, many or tne seals c±re 
out to sea at the present time in the storm. Many of wnat was 
here a few weeks ago seems to have left. 
10-19-63 
In the AM we moved our laboratory out into a breezeway 
'to make way for the incoming work crew of tomorrow. Bill 
talked with Ammerman about bringing supplies out from 
Honolulu, and we got that business straight. I began work 
on the McBee cards and realized for tne lirst time juso how 
detailed a study of each specimen is desireable. I wish vie 
had brought these with us when we came out. Late in me ai oer— 
noon we went seal tagging again and got three more new ones: 
There were only eight seals on the island. I shot two noddies 
out of a flock xtfhich was feeding a little off shore, and saw 
another Srolia down by the dump. So far the albatross have 
not come back, but the SAR pilots from 1-lidway spoke of seeing 
two back there on the 15th. The last adults left there aoout 
August 20, and so it has been nearly two full months since 
any were seen there. Yesterday I shot, a Yellowlegs which xell 
into the lagoon and I could not reach it before the wind 
had swept it to sea. Bill saw another today. The Aythya sp. 
'—duck which I saw yesterday has not been seen since and 
have been completely around the island twice. I presume 
that it has moved on. No passerines have been seen in several 
days although with a clearing of the weather, some may make 
themselves apparent. 5aw f ? \ov€r, U nJ donkTca iy 
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