Wislockl, George S. Sand Island, Johnston Atoll 15 
I9S3 
Great Frigatebird 525 
Noddy Tern 49 (8 with tage) 
No banding carried on due to full moon, 
December 27--Banding ccsnmenced at 4 a.m. but the Booties had departed island 
by that hour. A few Noddies were banded (re: banding records) aand one 
Hawaiian Noddy was banded. Later that day a survey was made of Johnston Island. 
Tropicbirds 5 
Black-billed Plover 1 
Sanderling 5 
Fairy Tern 4 
Tattlers 2 
Plovers 16 
Turnstone 52 (two with bands) 
Noted that both a plover and a Turnstone were seen in molt—the first seen 
(re: Plover notes). Full moon prevented banding (iterations. 
! 
December 28--Full monn prevented early morning banding operations. In mid-morning 
a survey of entire island made; 
Red-footed Booby 145 
Brown Booby 9 
Frigatebird 50 
Noddy 500 
Collected: Frigatebird \d.th broken wing; no ticks found on it. 
Noted; 2 male adxilt Frigates incubating eggs (banded but no. not yet discerned). 
In evening another survey of entire island made: 
Red-footed Booby 1605 (est.) 
Frigates 485 (coxmt) 
