Sand Island, Johnston Atoll 
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Wlsl ockl, George S , 
D eceiafaer ^ (refer also to Sxindell’s notes)--At 0800 I rechecdced mist net,- banddd 
one plover, plus one repeat. The day was spent in planning plover study and 
selecting possible mist net site. The net was opened in evening but tliere was 
no catch. Regxilor banding operations were CErried out between 2100 and 2400 which 
was observed to be the best hour for this operation since the moon has not risen 
by this hour. 15 Noddies were banded and 12 Shearwaters. 
Decem ber 4—Departed for Johnston Island at 0750 to take a visual survey. The 
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tide was high which explains in part why we did not pick up a greater number of 
shoeebirds. We recorded v/ithin our 2 hour visit the following: 
2 Sanderlings 
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2 Wandering Tattlers 
5 Turnstones 
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50 Plovers 
40 Ruddy Turnstcxies 
At l800 net was relocated but not opened vcntil 2400, 
No regular banding operation 
was carried out this evening. 
December 5 (refer also to R. Sundell’s notes)—At 0750 4 Golden Plovers plus 
a repeat were cajstured at mist. All 4 were color banded, one suffered seme 
wing damage in net. A sooty tern was discovered suspected of either visual 
disease of dying of old age. There were no apparent broken bones. The bird 
was released but sighted later at the place released. A Red-tailed Tropiebirds 
was sighted in aftemocai both on Johnston Islaid and at colony. At I 850 
a radio tranq^sslon was set up with Kvire and a request was made that they 
send c3ilor bands (no'.5) for Golclnn Plovers. There appears to be an increase in 
