before covering it. This afternoon on© teem made p trip around the 
island looking for shore hirdB and tagging seals. The wester deteriot- 
ated againthis afternoon and it started reining heavily ri*?ht after 
derk end were unable to band, 
5 March 1963 
The weather today was the best we have had since the day we 
landed. The field party took the rt&er boat and traveled west alone 
the southern side of the beech surveying the rest of the islands. 
Boobies end Frigates were banded on so^e of the islands and species list 
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wps made for each one. Seels were counted on each island and note 
w s made of tagged animals, 32 new animals were tagged. Bird island 
is a low lying sand bar aboxxt 250 yds long in a eastwest direction, 
with no vegetation, 15 to 20 yds wide at it's widest, most places 
narrower. The western end of the bar is split into many small sections 
separated by water. The whole island may he awash in rough weather, 
there were aboit 40 or 50 Black Albatross and the three or four Laysans 
on the island, about 6 Masked. Boobies also. Mo positive nesting 
activity was noted. There were thirteen seals on the island when we 
lsndid. Snad Island is a small low lying Sand Island Just west of 
the main boat channel with no vegetaicm less than 100yds long, no 
birds were noted on this island. There were seven seaIs on the island 
when we landed. Grass Island is one out of three out of six alone the 
south reef with vegetation, the west end is largest with & variety of 
low vegetation, a larte sandy penicula runs east from the vegetated 
area for about 200 yds, and the vegeated area is about I - : yds in an 
eastwest direction. A large sandy point exstends southward from the 
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