We noted more tropicbirds about the Island today beginning to eit on the 
ground in pairs for short periods. The terns ane beginning to land 
on the ground in the day time now. Sooty and Bohin Petrels are vary 
numerous on the ground at night both species are digging burrows and 
appear to be beginning nesting activity. This evening the weather 
begain to clear the whole group went back to the western portion to 
bend Blocked footed Albatross again. There were not as many birds 
tonight and after finishing the west portion circle two team moved 
to Black foot * s on the eastern postion and a third team banded petrels 
and terns. Totals for today birds banded were ebout 500 and 50. 
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The weather today remained over cased and windy it started to 
rain about 170 and the wind Increased to 20 to 25 nots. The rain increased and 
continued all evening so thft is was not possible to band. Field f,party 
members worked this morning tryping to band more Black footed Albatross 
and to stop during the heavy rain. We made a count of the Laysen 
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Albatross on the western portion of the island using the telescope 
from the tower. We banded four tropic birds today one pair apparently 
stari a nest under a row of oil drums piled on their diseo . Binion 
worked most of this day making insect collevtlons of the island. Including 
finding a large number of ticks which will protfe most interesting as 
bird Ectoparasites. During the afternoon three members of the party 
continues! good numbering the flags and driving the steaks. We made an¬ 
other circle of the island observing the birds and tagging the seels. 
The weather today cut down considerably on our banding activities, there 
seens tobe no way to predict the deary showers which -fall periodicly. 
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