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One of sub captains, all of whom had been invited, brought along a lot of 
grand apple pies, some of us had two slabs (six cuts, Ilavy regulations so 
Captain Picking said, to the pie). There was ice water in jugs and coffee 
too. Sat around bonfire in the dark for quite a while and enjoyed starlit 
night and mosquitoes. But it was a good, well fed, congenial party. I 
wouldn't have missed it for a very great deal. 
Wind: S.E. 2, E.S.E. 2, S.E. 3., S. 3-2-1. 
Temperature (a) 80-93 (b) 1 75-82 (c) 
Weather: B - BC - 3C C C C? (15-16 p.m.) C.C.C. 
0740 Searching party ashore. 
Apr il 19, James B ay. Up as usual at 6:30, breakfast at 7, ashore 
7:30. Captain, Commander, and I went to look at an inscription sailor off 
"44" had found day before, four lines and arrow pointing down on side of about 
largest tree on height or level high ground to left north of lagoon beach. 
While they looked for 15-20 mins. I went looking for herons £est that man (Tol- 
man or Coleman) of Davidson sub had found on larger, north lagoon in tree over- 
hanging water, scarcely 2 feet off water, but did I have job locating it, 
with general directions given me (sub left at 9 a.m. and so I could not have 
the man to direct me). For a long time I wandered about under mangroves 
and it was mean travelling, then I waded around in water outside of mangrove 
fringe and still could not find anything. Saw a Geospiza nest high up in 
tree with few egg xahilx shell fragments, apparently still moist or with 
something edible in them, as they were covered with flies. A first thought 
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it was the nest, but after I photo'd heron with olumi^out of back of head 
and a shorter legged, heavier billed and bodied one and had about given ix 
up I found the real place described to be and flushed one (or the very) stocky 
heron out of a £ree with some noise. Took me a while even then to discover 
