Continu ed steaming east for Hilo today again into affective 
wind of 15 to 20 nots Mowing from the east. The weather ie generally 
clear with scattered clouds no rain. 
Birds records ware good today with more troplcbirds and frigates 
showing up and also a few boohies. 
We received word of early this afternoon that the shic would 
not be going to Hilo and at 1350 course was changed to 022 degrees, 
we expect to errve at Pe^ rl Harbor about dark tomorrow day 16. This 
aftrmoon we begsin cleaning up equipment and pecking it for transfer 
to the other ship. We will maintain the watch tomorrow till we reach 
Pearl but, we will do not more collecting. 
The other ship is suppose to be much heavier than this and little 
subject to rolling. It has a scienntiflc lab. and also recording weather 
instruments. It's Capt. is an avid shotter and will probably participate 
in our collecting activities — we hope this improves our kill percentage. 
The trip has run very smoothly with the ttmost cooperation from 
Capt. Sternburg the officers and erne and should be deffinitely termed 
a success even more so as it was our first try at this fA*e of the 
operation. 
Bay 16 
Maintained course for F© : rl Harbor during the night eta 1400 
todey. The bird watch was maintained until noon. The weather was clear 
and warm scattered cl ouds no rain, saw manx ? shearwaters this a.m. 
Quite a few tropiebirds of bothe species and also wedge tailed end eootles 
all equipedmfat has cleaned and pecked in my room for tranfer to the 
W 1 
'SSee 
other ship, arrived at Pearl Harbor, 1500 hours* 
