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he was able to get special order out for him to fly bacV on a MATS plane 
this afternoon. 
After dinner we went to supply to get into the warehouse to begin 
to put together bird boxes end stencil them. There was some today here 
so that we worked at this till about 2000. The boxes were wet, and 
many were ruined, as the hold where they had been stored had taken 
water at sea. 
We then c&OnM the birds and worked till after midnight boxing 
them. • >'■ 
11 March 1963 
Fred worked on gull from Kure, Bob and I met with Lt. McDaniel 
again today, and Binion worked on the parasite material. The birds 
went out on the log flight about 2000, Fred with them. The rest of the 
dayw&8 spent in odd chores end in getting our gear cleaned and stowed, 
preparatory for getting under way for Lislanski about 1900. 
I was up this evening till about 2300. We had a ful moan, and 
even though I could not see them, I frequertly he?rd groups of sooty 
terns passing over head till that hour. 
12 March 1963 
* .. . Jtbi 
The weather last night andthis morning was quite good, and thts 
sea this afternoon was the calmest I have seen it yet. 
We arrived at Lislanski about 1500 today but due to some trouble 
with our motor we did not get ashore until about 1800. We set up a 
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small camp n»ar the west boat landing. 
Bob, Binion and John Bushman immediately began collecting more 
