Albatross on the western portion of the island, two men handed, one 
marked the heeds, and the other three ceught the birds. We moved 
counter clockwise around the island most of the ’-lack foots on this 
section are on the besehs or et the periphery of the higher ground, 
few were noted In the interior of the island. We picked up two 
Hwweiian Noddies today and banded one curlew. The noddies roasting 
in the clumps of grass alone the east side of the west portion. We 
bended slightly under 600 birds today. The weather pforcase which 
we received from the ship is not good heavy rain with winds 25 to 30 
nots predicted for to night and tomorrow. 
1 March 1963 
Bain begain last night and kept up most of the day making 
conditions wulte miserable as we never had a chance to break in the 
tents before they leaked perty badly on the sides the wind was hitting. 
The increased wind have made the weather much colder and damper we 
coutinued banding today as the w eathe 1 permitted trying to put the 
rest of the Bobbles and frigates. This afternoon after the rain let 
up Blnion , Allen and I started griding the island, we planned to 
set up north south compose lines from our bass point which are lettered 
and put flags every 100 feet. The bass line designated 10 all 
points north will be in teens thoses south below ten. The square 
I0©>north and east of a steak will bare the number of that steak. 
A terminal steek w&sjplaced at the north and south end of each line, 
at the edge of each island and above the beach that is above high 
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water. And these steaks were marked with the leter designation of 
the line and the total feet north or south of the bass line to th*t 
point 
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