Red-tailed Tronic bird - Ilany red-tails were flying ever the Scncyola on the 
west.elds of the Island end several were noted on the ground under the bushes. 
Ho eggs or young were seen* 
Hiftrafcory birds - A flock of 100 or more turnstones end a few plover were seen 
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circling tics island but in general, shore birds were relatively scarce. Bristle- 
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thighed Curlew were cosriion in the interior grass land. 
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to atak e an easy landing on Southeast Island and spent an hour and a half ashore. 
Two refuge sign© were posted end photographic stations were established and 
several interesting observations were made. 
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, Pearl and Hermes Roof 
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On Karch 12| vo strived off Poarl Hcnnoo Eoof Uo voxo nblo 
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Visitation and disturbance 
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Beep tracks on the beach lending point and over the length end breadth of 
the island were examined and it was established that coxa sort- of amphibious 
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tractor had been ashore within the last' year or so. Hear these tracks, in the 
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center of the island, Foxtail grass (S atari a cp.) was found to have become 
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established in email patchaa; usually not coro then a foot or two across. It 
was assumed that the tractor must have CCw3 from 
or some place where 
foxtail grows and seeds were brought in by it. In the ties available, several 
plants were pulled up and tho roots exposed to the sun. Establishment of such 
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grasses on these small islands could have a drastic effect upon the ecology. 
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Foxtail competes rather successfully with other strand gone plants in Hawaii 
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and could conceivably crowd out such plants as Tributua and For guinea. 
Other signs of visitation to the island weret a steel observation, tower. 
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about fifteen feet high; several 55 gallon drums, soma apparently full of fuel; 
the shells of four or five turtles which were killed and somo hollow tile blocks 
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lying about* A later inquiry on Midway, revealed that an amtrack had indeed 
landed on Southeast island somatlna last year on a project known as ,r LCSAC.'* It 
in not known what this prol net involved* 
