Schreiber 
chrismta sisland, pacific 
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Wokred koto upua and then the sooties in the night. 
Also tried to shoot goledn plovers but could 
not get close enough. 
[s June worked the isles lagoon islets today and then 
drove back along the lagoon road, shot a golden 
plover and ruddy turnstone along the lagoon. On tin 4 
way home had a blowout that nearly turned me over, 
I luckly had both hands on the wheel but completely 
I ruined a tire and so could not go far at night 
I but worked ths sooties. 
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E9th June „ . '■ 
took the car to bae it fixed and the tire repaired 
and they had to keep fct for a whole day because it 5 
needed a new top gasket onthe carburetor. Dudley 
took me to the sooty eolony whter i worked for two 
lours and then, since i had told him that i would 
walk home, i started to wark. Really learned 
something- today; Just cannot take the noonday sun 
in these tropics. It is just too hot even with a 
shirt and hat on... Really the first time that 1 
have been out between 10 and 2 and.it k is just 
too much. Without car play cards in eveing. 
■0 June .. . ° 
the car was not ready in the morning so had to wait 
till mid afternoon to get it. The looked for and 
found the lorakeets in the usual place and also 
looked at warblers but not find any nests. 
Evening worked lesser frigates and had flat on 
way home. Damn tires... 
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1 July Worked Hack User for fregata growth and 
development and then the sooties for returns in th. 
evening, had a flat tire 
2 July; it rained all day today, first time it has 
done that, just poured, 1.5 inch not do any work 
because afraid i will melt and think of the poor 
birds... _-—■ 
Schreiber 
Christmas ,. pacific ... - 
July spent themorning waiting for jack to come 
up the maui radio soi could get a message to dr. 
pyle but he not come and thdn went to get my flat 
tire and it was not ready until about 3 inthe 
afternoon, then worked sooties in water hole 
colony. At night rained again and talked with 
brian herrington. 
July worked the isles lagoon peninsula and then 
the woutheast colony of red footed boobys and^ 
the sooty terns at D site. In the evening while 
eating dinner an airplane buxxed the island, eithei 
a 124 or c 97 it circled about three times and ther 
headed off to the west. Have no idea what it was 
doing but it gave us some excitement 0 »• j 
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U±x July 
Taled with be aid sandy, wish i were going to met ; 
them inhono but think that i will go to japan... 
Worked the lagoon rodd frigate and red foot colony 
then therttb along the Y site. Evening went and 
marked 25 lesser frigate nests... 
Saw a flock of 23 golden plavers all in winter 
plumage... Also two BTCx± togherter, these are 
the first two that i have seen in almost a month 
or so. Also saw the lorakeets in the usual place. 
JULY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY,RALPH guess that this is bett€ 
than hanging over the rail of the Shearwater... 
Where has the year gone? 
Worked the norhtewast doclony ( how is that for 
good typing.) then marked individual nests of the 
RTTB near the Y site. Had a flat tyre... 
Saw a flock of 13BTC a dn also 14 RT. Also there 
seem to be more golden plovers arouh than in the 
last few days. 
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