McKean Island 
feild party consisting cf ' cbert I'leet(biologist in charge), 
Kenneth Amerman, Brian Harrington, Dayle iusted, Cameron Kepler, barren 
King, Jeff Tordoff, and Paul Woodward, landed at 1300 hours, 21 September, 
1965. Three rolls of wire were lest but were recovered later. Dick 
Crossin departed for Canton at 20: 3 hours, 21 September. 
A nest count was taken on the afternoon of 21 September. The 
Sooty Tern colony was almost through the breeding cyc}e with with 
a fev r flying young remaining. Emphasis in banding was on Sooty ierns, 
with banding of other species as time permitted. Returns were obtained 
from all species handled. Sera samples and anumber of specimens were 
collected, including a banded Ruddy Turnstone from the Pribilofs. 
The Shearwater returned from Canton at 0000 hours, 23 oeptember, 
and the party departed idcKean at 1200 hours. 
(The above party remains the same for islands following.) 
