Five adult Wedge-tailed She a inters and several chicks have been 
found dead. The adults may be birds that were weakened by their 18 
hour confinement for the aborted bird shipment. The chicks my be due 
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to the cats or dogs. An explanation la still needed for the former dead 
adults occasionally found. Several of the crew members report that the 
dogs and cats destroy birds. 
October 1 - Sixth Progress Report submitted, 
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October 3 ** Fourteen frigatebird checks color t ag ged. ^ 
A new species of shorebird for the island, a Pectoral Sandpiper * 
was identified and collected close to the peninsula on the NE corner of the 
island. Don Biesen collected it for us. It has been stored in the freezer 
in the chief's quarters with a Golden Plover found, dead yesterday. 
Shorebird count at 2 p.m.: Golden Plover 16, Ruddy Turnstone lk. 
Wandering Tattler J. - 
Two immature Sooty Terns with badly broken wings were killed and given 
to Mr. Chaigan of the A. E. C, on Johnston Island for a radioactivity content 
analysis. 
October k - Bristle-thighed Curlew reported to us by WlncheUL. 
October g - Curlew reported by Dougherty.--' 
October ? - We began banding Shearwaters again with newly arrived bands. 
We did 100 nestlings, a very laborious, time-consuming job. 
October 8 - Banded 100 adult shearwaters in 1963 area between road end the 
dump to both shores. 
