SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON. D. C. 20560 
DROPPINGS PROM THE EAGLE'S ROOST 
August 8, 1966 
Another week of heat and humidity is upon us here in Washington. 
The mail hasn't arrived in the office yet, hut when it does we are 
all hoping for some news from the troops. A letter from Jan Ely 
from Oxford last week stated that they are having a glorious time 
and enjoying the typical British weather - rainy and cool - they 
are all expected back here in DC late Friday (August 12th and we 
are all anxiously awaiting their return. 
Dr. Pyle reports from a letter from Dick Crossin that the 
first ha lf of SIC 1^ went very well. A new grid pattern was tried 
and was successful. Banding operations on Howland went well although 
numbers of Sooty Terns banded slackened. The entire crew of the 
SIC 14 did well and everyone is looking forward to a successful 
second half. Ralph Schreiber will go to Kure from Honolulu to 
replace Dick Maze and Phil Shelton on Sand will remain there through 
September. 
We have another Thompson with the Project - P. Christian 
Thompson (Chris). Chris was interviewed’last Tuesday and was 
signed on. He will leave Massachusetts on the 2nd of September 
for Honolulu. He holds a BS from University of Massachusetts 
with a major in Entomology. Welcome aboard ChrisI 
Brian Harrington is now classified 2A until July 1 . 96 'J. We 
a! 1 breathed a sigh of relief when the notice came in here from 
his local draft board. Lately we all seem to cringe whenever 
the ma i1 brings these famous notices. The mail today should bring 
us details on paper about our own new Currituck which we believe 
was purchased last week from the Pleasure Craft Company. It is 
scheduled to arrive in Honolulu about September 1st. Jane spent 
one whole day last week firming up the details of the purchase 
and the last word was that it would be shipped via boat to 
Honolulu. Speaking of ships, Dr. Pyle said there may be a 
ship available for a Leeward cruise in October, but more on that 
later. 
Here are a few returns which were received during the weeks 
737-34235 - Black-footed Albatross, A-U, banded on Pearl and Hermes 
Reef on 03-01-63) captured on a fishing line off a Japanese fishing 
ship on 07-02-66. The band was removed and the bird set free. 
The ship was located 23 nautical miles northwest off Hachinohe, 
Japan. 
893-57889 - Sooty Tern, N-U, banded on Manana Island, 05-31-66) 
found dead and washed ashore at Makapuu Beach Park on the eastern 
tip of Oahu Island on 06-03-66. 
