SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 
September 8, 1964 
Mr. Binion Amerson 
Pacific Project 
Division of Birds 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington 25* D.C. 
Dear Binion: 
I received word from Merrill yesterday that you were wondering 
what became of the list of materials that you needed from Pearl City. 
Doug Hackman and I used the list prior to my coming here to Sand* but 
we did not have time to get out the equipment that you requested. How¬ 
ever, the Pearl City supplies have been all inventoried. The last time 
I saw this list was at Dr. Ely’s. The list you sent was kept by Hackman, 
who was planning to get it back to you. Whether or not he separated the 
supplies you will need from the other supplies I do not know. 
Doug and I took syringes* needles* vials, stoppers, and centrifuges 
enough for 600 samples. This equipment was taken both from the general 
Pearl City supplies as well as from ATF material. The list telling what 
we took, and from what source, is also at Dr. Ely's. I hope this is 
the information you are looking for. 
Back at Sand, all is going w ell. The Sooties are disappearing rapidly; 
the day population is now somew hat less than 2,000 birds. Most all the 
Wedge-tailed Shearwaters have young now. In our Wedgetail plot, most of 
the nests have been abandoned. It is likely that our nightly checks have 
disturbed the birds greatly, increasing chick mortality. Most of our time 
lately has been spent taking blood samples -we have used up most of 
the supplies that w ere brought out from Honolulu in early August. 
Tw o unidentified shorebirds have shown up. Both have been collected. 
One looks somewhat like a Wilson's Phalarope, but the lobing on the feet 
is not as marked as it should be. 
The 20,000 #3 bands were sent to Dr. Ely in Honolulu. We sent the 
following: 
823-01001 through 823-21000. 
They w ere shipped on 31 August, 1964. 
Thats about all for now. Say hello; to everyone for both Phil and I. 
Sincerely, 
