Sundell, R. A. 
wind helped in Halting the birds lees aware of ray approach* A large 
Japanese fish ball was found on the epnineula at the northeast ccorner 
of the island* A Golden Plover was banded. 
October 30—‘light showers early in the evening discouraged any idea 
of banding. A trip around the island revealed the usual species and 
numbers of individuals present (see Succaary Sheet - October 27J present 
trip 8 to 10 a.is.). An actual count of frlgatebirds was made (2901 10 ). 
A count of Red-footed Boobies was only 100 + 20 but many of these bird® 
had already left the roosting sites (guy wires and cement blocks). 
Golden Plover are estimated to number 35*. 
October 31- -The day was spent preparing the equipment for the bird 
shipment. Everything is set except the boxes for the frigateblrds. 
I decided to cake one final attempt at banding (the full moon is 
up from dawn to dusk now). 
The results were an all time low fm* banding: Four Common Noddies 
caught, three 'bonded (one already banded), four tagged. The peri, od of 
work was 6 to 6tk5 a.m. (first light of dawn at about 6:13). 
Novembe r 1—I worked on correspondence all day with the idea of having 
it out of the way during the period of John Bushman’s visit and the bird 
shipment♦ 
November 2—John Bushman (scheduled to be here November 3-5) called 
about 8:30 a.a. He had decided to move the schedule up and try to get 
the birds out on November 3. I spent the morning making up ten boxes 
(without partitions) for the frigatebirds. Bushman arrived on Sand 
Island on an M boat at 1:35 p.m. After he checked In we put together 
three more boxes for shearwaters bringing the total to twenty-two 
