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Wirtz, W. 
1963 
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and frigate birds nesting in some bushes along the north-east side of 
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tbe £g 1 saw several golden plover and ruddy turret ones in the low 
grass,, areas north, and east of the lagoon. Mostly black-footed albatcss 
® the bare sand areas on the east side, and here again we broke 
through the crust into old petrel burrows. As far as I could see there 
were seals lined up on the beaches on the east shore, n»ny more than 
ve had ooserved on the other side. There is much less vegetation : 
sandy 
yards 
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more broken up on this side, and closer to shore. There is more debris 
on this beach indicating the effect of t he norwl trades and the seas 
the produce on the island. 
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14 February 1963 
arrived at Lisianski about 0930 this morning and went ashore 
immediately as the weather this day was the best we have had yet. 
The ixeld party split into 2 groups, one heading clockwise around 
the beach, and the other cutting inland in a general east-west direction. 
We later met at the west side small boat landing and moved in one group 
around the northern and of the island. The party was ahle to tag 
34 seals on the island, and would have been able to do many more had 
we not run out of tags. We have improved our system considerably, and 
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were able to do several big adults. It appears that our work can be 
very nicely worked in all around the clock, taking time out to eat 
and sleep at various intervals in the work. It is easiest to observe 
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<^ne bud colonies xn the day, but best to catch them for blood sampling 
and banding at night. The seals can best be handled during the day as wo 
