from one side of the ship to the other across the wake. Late this 
afternoon the seas increased again and the wind shifted from SW to 
W and increased in velocity. We expect to arrive at Laysan sometime 
around 1200 to 1300 tomorrow. We will have to wait until we arrive 
to see if weather conditions are suitable to attempt to land a party. 
The number of birci records this date had decreased with the increasing 
distance from French Frigate Shoals with the exception of Albatross 
count. Our present plan is to land on Laysan if possible, spend a 
djQ or two there and then go on to Lisianski. In view of the weather 
situation, it seems most feasible to collect most of our blood samples 
at Midway with perhaps a couple of the party numbers flying over to 
Kure to pick up some species which we will not be able to get at Midway. 
Time zone changed this date at 1600 all clocks were set back to 1500. 
This evening we tried thesspot light on the fantail and also one 
spotlight on the bridge in an attempt to attract or pick up night 
flying birds. There is very seldom any fog in this area so that only 
under extreme rain storm conditions would there be cloudy weather 
likely to confuse night flying birds and cause them to be attracted 
to alight in the dark. Wo birds were seen in 2 ho tire of operation. 
We did pick up numerous red eyes in the water which are perhaps from 
Cuttle Fish. The light on the fantail is obscured to a certain extent 
bj? large amounts of exhaust fumes blowing across in front of it. We 
tried pointing the light on the bridge up into the air in hopes of 
•.-ringing some birds in but none were seen. One problem with the light 
on the boom is that the way they have set it up and they felt that this 
was the only saie way that it could be done, the boom has to be lowered 
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