I thought T f d have trouble filling one sheet, but here 
T ! ve slopped over on a second already. We*re rat-trapping 
this week and Dennis and I get up at 4:30 to run the traps 
before it gets too hot. Bat somehow we don't get to bed 
any earlier in spite of getting up earlier and consequently 
I don f t know which end is up anymore. Fortunately tomorrow 
is the last day. We 1 re getting scads of new rats now. all 
young ones produced during the summer breeding season. The 
breeding is over for this year now; pityj 
There are J2 tropicbird chicks left in the study now; 
the rest have flown. If number 58 doesn't leave soon MI'm 
going to stomp the bastard. He screams from the time I 
approach him till long after I've set him down again, and if 
you've never hea^d a tropicbird scream you're really missing 
something (refer to my April 1 progress report). To top it 
off today he threw up digested fish all over me, without ever 
missing a beat in his scream. Our noddy study will be over 
soon as most chicks are flying, and about half the brown 
boob” chicks are flying now. Then only the wedgetails will 
be left, and we're going to do some plant and seal work before 
the albatross return. 
We had a great luau here last Saturday. Two Hawaiians 
came over from Midway and roasted a. whole pig. We had teri- 
aki steak and chicken and other goodies and drank 27 cases of 
beer. A olaneload of oeople came over from Midway for the 
fun; T don't know ouite bow thev got the plane back. The fun 
lasted for most of the night, but somehow I wound up in bed 
at 7O0 and didn*+ move till 11 Sunday morning. Wonder how 
that happened? It's all part of our "be one of the group" 
program. 
I'd better quit before I waste another sheet of govern¬ 
ment pacer, Anv other comments I have are unprintable. 
Best regards. 
