SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20560 
October 18, 1964 
Star of the East, ( far east) 
I am having a wonderful vacation here on lovely tropical Sand 
Island, except I can’t find any birds* I have a lovely view of the 
ocean from my bed which is where I am spendiny all my time* I have 
Cam or String- bean working on a full schedule and he is dooing a 
little sleeping every third night if he can find his bed which I 
keep hiding from him. 
I had an enioyab&e time on Kure and hone to go back in the 
near future* They have a great crew and besides they have more com¬ 
fortable beds and I don’t ?et as frustrated with seals on the island 
where I am stationed* 
I ahappy with the station here on 5iand Island, rut we have to look 
for things to do to keep busy with all the birds gone* Cam and I set 
up two studies and Dr Kirkprtric arrived toddy and plans an working 
more on the house mouse* We et to working on i 'teristing studies 
since all the Sofcty Terns are gone* 
Thanks for sending me to Kure to work with Wirtz. He is my 
idol now, seriously I think he is the greatest and he helped me in 
many ways, lntelectually and attitude wise. You know the motto 
of Fleet, Wirtz and I now, ’’The world sucks 1 . 1 Thanks for the letters 
from the outside world to keep us in contact with the events in 
office birdland* 
As a matter of importance ve need: 
1 —large flan ilia Envelooes 
w 4 
Guy-l 7 ire census sheets 
s -^Small Field r tags 
L^-Tape for Dymo, metal and plastic. 
^2 pair of surgical sissors* 
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c vA^Two girls for the coast guard. 
-Three hula dancers.for Poop 
Dr* Kirkpatric seems to be- rather delapidated and worn down 
from his recent Honolulu Parties* He was moving so slow that 
a Great Frigatebird tried to land on his head. 
Cam just became my idol this evening, he dove into If foot of 
water and found my watch by feeling the bottom. 
Since you have been praticing for two months and have two 
more before I get back to D* C., I expect you to be a full feathered 
heavy duty woman and expect you to fullfill your contract. 
We need a new typewritten, this one forgot how to spell and 
the wrong Keys keep getting punched. 
Bird exterminators Inc. 
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