November 21 , 1963 
Mr. Robert Fleet 
Mr. Warren King 
Smithsonian Institution 
Division of Birds - 
PO Box 9lB7 
Honolulu 20, Hawaii 
Dear Bob and Warren: 
Here's hoping that bird banding hasn't been too rough. Just wait 
until you start handling boobies! Your first report was very impressive. 
I have enclosed a list of the Lat. - Long, numbers for each Island which 
you should use in future reports. It divides them up fairly well and was 
taken from the Oahu map you sent. On future reports put in the code number 
96 for Hawaii (under State - Prov.). We have also been putting U. S. 
National Museum under the heading Bander instead of individual names. 
I have sent Banding Schedules and a few Banding Recovery forms so you 
won't have to make your own—sorry we hadn't sent some before now. 
If you see that you are running low on certain bands, write before 
you leave on the next trip so we can ship some more out there. We 
have a supply of most sizes on hand now, but may not after the first of 
the year. You have now seen what , birds my be available and can give 
a better estimate on whate sizes will be needed there. 
While you are on these offshore islands, I would like for you to 
look for ticks. They are not hard to find if you know where to look. 
1. Some may be on the birds themselves. Look on nestling birds especially 
around the head and ears and under the wings. 2. Some may be in the 
nests. Pick up wider the adult or nestling and look for ticks which 
might be crawling in the nest. I've even found them under Blue-faced 
Boobies who build no nest. The ticks may be down under a nest but don't 
tear up a nest looking for them. 3 . Some my be under rocks or wood 
(logs or planks). Over turn a log, piece of wood or large rock and 
look on the underside of it, especially in the tiny holes and crevices 
which are usually present. In general if ticks are present you can find 
them without too much trouble for they will be very conspicuous if one 
looks in the right places. If you find some, it would also be helpful 
to note quantity present. 
We got a very good band return from one of the birds we banded this 
summer. A Gray-backed Tern banded as a local on Gardiner Pinnacles in 
