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McFarlane, R, W, 
1963 
January 2$. 
Flight 
Midway Islands 
left at 1010. ten minutes late, Arrived 1625 Haw, 
time. Plane chartered. Trans International Airlines. Const 31- tion. 
Had to pay for mer.l aboard, 900. Only ons hour time difference is maintained 
between Honolulu and Midway, Actual distance involved would normally 
require two. Flight out uneventful. Cruised at 13,000 ft. Only Leeward 
island ih.t 1 saw was French Frlga: S"oris* Cloudy to partly cloudy all 
the way* Chan.Robbins met the flight* Toot me to BOQ* Fecaused 1 am 
listed on thu orders as a GS-9 (Squiv*), 1 will have to pay for ro mn 
rent* If we were a strai - -hi government employee there cold be no charge* 
I called Lt* . bDaniel and made arrangeraen s to see him tomorrow morning• 
Chan then took me to the Administration Bldg* whor I checked in with the 
0#D* Met John Waters who is out here working with Chan* Also Bob Clemm* 
e graduate student of Harvey Fisher's, lie is working on leg usculature of 
all th Procellarids, We had suoper at BQQ (;;1.10 plus a 100 surcharge’. 
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Then went cat to look for Bonin Island Petrels, They start c ming in right 
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after. sunset* Apparently is a fair number on the island* Ho captured and 
bonded 55;,be.fora : ' we wu.lt because - of rain# Had h dozen or ro recoveries* 
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Laysan albatrosses aro everywh :-re* tatchin ; began about two days ago# 
Hawaiian noddies nd fairy te ns aeefairly plentiful* Saw a few plovers $ 
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one turnstone> $ ristle-thirhed curlews* The petrols rro working on their 
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burrows and are pasily csn.ht :ith a light* Fairy terns and noddies roc sting 
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in iron oo ' ''trees. Mice are extremely ilentiful* 
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Met with It. McDaniel this mornin- and received another bushel of 
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surprises. Overyone tn idway thinks we are crazy to attempt, to land on 
