Wetmore - Journal 
April 23 — referring to ‘building on Sand Island A 
feeding tray on the railing is visited regularly "by Laysan Finches 
and canaries while Turnstones, golden plover and curlew run 
about on the lawn beneath and Laysan Hails scurry about in the 
shrubbery. " 
Eastern Island " The island is level with and elevation of 
only 12 or 15 feet. The broad portion is covered with Scaveola 
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growing in a soil of coarse coral sand with openings leading through 
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it. 16 or 18 donkeys run wild there progeny of a pair brought from 
Honolulu nearly 20 years ago. 11 five caught by sailors 
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n 0n this island the Laysan and Black-footed Albatross were 
abundant. Frigate-birds nested in a small colony in company with 
red-footed hoohies and the Laysan Hail and finch yrere abundant. 
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A sand beach entirely surrounds the island on which I found 
Turnstones, golden plover and a few Tattlers. Gray-backed and Sooty 
terns nested in the openings with a few Gygis common noddies and 
Hawaiian terns. " 
April 24 -" According to Mr. Axelrod the white-tailed tropic-bird 
is seen tS-S.t*fSf^out here rarely. Hone have been taken." 
"Between 1906 and 1908 S he brought the Laysan Bail from 
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Eastern to Sand Island The bird is now abundant on 
both. " 
" I was told that two geese with pink feet and bills and 
gray speckled bodies had come here last year. 
" Bucks of two species arrive occasionally. A larger form 
may be a mallard and a smaller Tejfal. All are much exhausted in 
arrival and after a time usually die. 
