HOWLAND ISLAND 
PRELIMINARY DEPORT #2 
SIC# 14 - AUGUST, 1966 
Field Party —- Richard'S* Crossin (Biologist in Charge), Kenneth C. 
Bale 01 : 1 b, Walter Bulmer, Richard D* Chandler, Roger B* 
Clapp, David I* Hoff, Lawrence N* Huber, and David L* 
Pearson* 
Itinerary -- August 14 - 0800 - Bulmer and Chandler arrive Howland. 
- 2000 - Crossin, Balcomb, Clapp, Hoff, Huber, 
and Pearson arrive Howland* 
August 15 - 0730 - Crossin, Balcomb, Chandler, and Hoff 
depart Howland* 
August 16 - 0730 - Balcomb and Chandler arrive Howland# 
- 0745 - Bulmer and Huber depart Howland* 
August 17 - O 83 O - Bulmer and Huber arrive Howland* 
- 0845 - Chandler and Pearson depart Howland. 
August 18 - 0900 - Balcomb, Bulmer, Clapp and Huber 
depart Howland* 
Man-days Spent on Howland : 16.1 
r 
Vegetation on Howland Island, like that on Baker Island, showed 
considerable evidence of rainfall since out last visit. The Tribulus 
had grown markedly, to such an extent that it had overgrown parts of 
the Lesser Frigatebird colony and the Sooty -era colony. In these 
colonies the growth was dense enough so that some slight degree of nest 
failure may have been caused by the new grov/th. Both Portulaca, and 
Boerhaavia showed evidence of recent growth but much of the taller grass 
had not yet recovered fully from the period of drought* 
Very little time was spent observing either lizards or mammals and 
almost no data was taken on either group* 
In summary, while on the inland the POBSP field party banded 17,606 
individuals of 6 species, obtained 507 returns (including repeats) from 
five species, collected 39 bird specimens of 7 species, took 201 sera 
samples from four species, and collected 27 Berlese samples from four 
species* Further observations on the birds and on the data listed above 
are given in the following species account* 
