18 Sept* (cont.) 
1530 - ^lock of 25 + frigates circling offshore from west beach# Distant# 
At 1800 Jeff and *1 went over to the other side to watch the booby club# 
There were about 25 Blue-faced Boobies present. One bird from Howland Island was 
present and six red-painted birds# Since we only caught h birds in the club 
last night the other two must have been the pairs of birds that ere roosting 
by the lighthouse last night# Also present was a Red-footed Booby* Eleven Brown 
Boobies were roosting on the beach in front of the Blue-face. One adult bird 
was from Howland Island* 16 frigates were feeding offshore - seme distance out# 
1850 - 150 + Lesser Frigates flew out of the east heading west# They were about 
200 feet high and came across the south end of the island* When they were over 
the island they circled for awhile then headed out to sea# 
Jeff reports no Common Noddies roosting in the lagoon by the time it was 
dark# He collected two Sharp-tailed Sandpipers there# 
After dark I started to walk down the beach to catch shorebirds and a pair 
of biue-faced Boobies that was beyond the lighthouse, but before long I found a 
very interesting fish that had washed up onto the beach# It was 1 inch long 
and most of the body was transparent# The only part that wasn ! t clear was a 
narrow area by the eye that was silver and ran from the dorsal to ventral surfaces 
There appear to be two species of crab along the beach# One was larger 
whi^e on top, purple below# A small projection was present beyond the eye (part 
of the eye stalk)# -4ie other one was a little smaller and was reddish underneath* 
Its eye was on the end of the stalk. The latter form was eating the small fish 
described above. 
I finally made it to the boobies and caught them# By this time the sky 
had blackened and a strong wind had developed so I hurried back to camp* No 
rain came until early this morning. 
Jeff and I went to the lagoon* We caught three Common ^oddies and one 
Bristle-thighed Curlew here* There must be 75-100 Common Noddies roosting on 
the spit of land in the lagoon# Four Brown Boobies were roosting on top of 
one of the telephone poles* Proceeded to the Blue-faced Booby club where we 
caught nine birds, including the one bird from Howland* i/tfhile walking back to c 
camp we heard an immature and adult Sooty Tern flying over the island* 
19 Sept# 
1630-1700 - A storm cairie by the island out of the south and passed us on the 
west# Along the edge of the storm, about \ mile out, 500 + Slender-billed 
Shearwaters were seen moving SSW; also one Red-tailed Tropicbird# After the 
storm no more shearwaters were seen* 
1705 - A flock of 25 Lesser Frigates flew over the island heading south and 
then proceeded to circle offshore in several places off the west beach* Several 
adult males were seen# 
I saw one of the h u ddy Turnstones we banded the other night this afternoon* 
Several of the Golden Plovers still have black feathers on their breast# 
