Ichen arriving, according to George at dark the last 3 nights & leaving 
about 5:00 A.M.- 
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Birds coll. Today 
#28- Charadr ius d. f'ulvus .(Gmelin) ? 
Skeleton or bird found dying, probably of saline poisoning as 
Wet more suggests, too weak to move. Emaciated beyond belief. 
Charadr ius seem much the most subject to this wasting poison. Dead 
birds ail over Island- Curlew next & turnstones least afflicted of 
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the 3 common sps. of# shore birds. 
Tuesday k-2kr23 Cloudy-north gale - sand storm Hell of a day 
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Temperature: 
:00 65° oi° R.H. 
M. 
69° 59° 
5:00 65° 61° 
The gale and blinding sand storm continues unabated and life in the open 
or in the tents or tumble-down shacks is equally unbearable, lot' much sleep 
for anyone, but luckily my tent has held so far, by turning the fly loose. 
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The other boys were up off and on replacing pulled pegs. Life is plain 
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hell, with grit in food, eyes and everything. I hate to think of the out¬ 
fit repairs that will be necessary. 
Everyone except smiling Qeorge, the cook is on edge. Took Eric and 
plowed out inxo the stinging blast of sand to observe conditions with the 
birds. There is not a shearwater burrow entrance visible on the higher sand 
ridges and the island seems almost deserted of birds. A Man-o T -war colony that 
hud a dozen eggs yesterday and another dozen mated couples is deserted ex- 
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cent for one o* 1 one $ that are sticking to their eggs. The rest have given it 
