ICr idler informed me that the other members of the party had banded 
170 and gave me a list of 13 returns, all obtained on the night of the 20 th. 
Six had been banded on Lisianski by the POBSP last August and September, 
4■ evidently had been banded by another agency, 1 ( 712 - 51706 ) had been 
banded as a White Tern on Laysan in September 1967 , and 2 had been banded 
on the East Killing Ground, St. George Alaska. One of the latter, 722-16178, 
had been banded as an immature on 25 August 1966 and no longer had a streamer 
or a red rump. The other, 1103-03235? a red-rumped, streamered bird, had 
been banded as a immature on 25 August 1967 * 
Wandering Tattler Estimated population -----25 
Wandering Tattlers were seen sparsely around the perimeter of the 
island. Three were banded by the Eish and Wildlife Service personnel and 
one return was obtained. This bird ( 943 - 84070 ) was banded by the POBSP on 
Lisianski, 2 September 1967* 
Bristle-thighed Curlew Estimated population ----- 100-125 
As had been noted on a number of previous trips, the curlews were most 
abundant along the northern perimeter of the island, although scattered 
individuals and small groups were found along much of the island perimeter* 
The three largest flocks seen by me contained respectively 6 , 21, and 11 
curlews. The first two flocks were seen in the open Scaevola - Eragrostis 
association on the dunes at the northwest corner of the island and the 
third was seen on the southwest beach. 
Eight curlews were banded by the survey party with bands supplied by 
the Fish and Wildlife Service and three returns were obtained, all of 
which had been banded on Lisianski last September by the POBSP. 
Sanderling Estimated population - 6-8 
Lumber collected -- 1 
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Sander lings were found along the beaches by both day and night but 
were relatively few in number. The most that I saw at one time was four 
birds flying along the northwest beach. By day 1 to 3 could be regularly 
found along the west beach. At night I found 2 to 3 on the sandy beaches 
of the west shore, above the waterline and collected one with a hand net. 
This specimen (Field $40808) was a male with testes measuring 2*5 x 1.5 mm. 
It was very fat, weighing 52.8 grams, and was molting in the body feathers. 
Although previously reported on many occasions by POBSP personnel on 
Lisianski the present specimen is the only one that has ever been collected 
there. 
Reptiles 
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Green Sea Turtle • Population count--- 13 
Kridler informed me that 13 turtles had been seen on Lisianski, one 
