SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON. D. C. 20560 
DROPPINGS FROM THE EAGLE'S ROOST 
July 5, 1966 
Well, just about this time we suppose that SIC 14 is heading 
out to sea. This leaves us with such a flat feeling here somehow - 
we’re missing all the fun (?). Also, it has been so stinking hot 
here for such a long time that one or all would be glad to go any¬ 
where . 
Last weekend saw a general exodus of personnel. Saverna went 
to Atlantic City and reported there wasn't enough room to sit on 
the beach.’ John Fitch is stiff and sore from water skiing - he’s 
getting ready for Pacific work.’ Jane went to the Shenandoah National 
Park and camped for three days, doing absolutely, flatly nothing. 
Jaye Cee was best man in a wedding and swears that he didn't drop 
the ring. Pat didn’t report - maybe his recent move to new quarters 
has kept him from leaving on weekends. Others went to the beaches 
and swimming pools. 
Two letters came in from Dayle Husted this morning - the first 
one said he’d see us on the 7th so we carefully got his forms ready 
for his departure. Then underneath his expense accounts I found 
another letter saying that he was on his way to Midway. 
Dick Crossin, bless him, took time off to write us just a 
general letter. We are hoping that he will not go back and try 
again to be the world’s fastest bander - when our men come back 
from the field we like to have them able to stand up straight I 
In case anyone hasn't heard, Dick was King for a Day or maybe even 
two days. He banded. 4500 adult Sooties on Laysan but Ken Halcomb, 
not to be topped, banded 4800 on Lisianski. The total Leeward 
total is about 102, 000 birds - that plus the Midway total of about 
60,000 gave us 160,000+ in three weeks I I called the Banding 
Office just to tell them what we were doing - it will be best not 
to repeat what they said to me.’ 
Dr. Humphrey heard from Dr. Pyle this morning - he enclosed 
lots of meteorological data and sea surface temperatures for the 
paper which Dr. Humphrey will give to the Pacific Science Congress 
in Tokyo the end of August. Everybody is going somewhere except 
us? 
Somewhere in the early part of the month we received a letter 
saying that a Red-footed Booby, 737-98483, which was banded on Kure 
as an immature on September 7, 1964 was caught by hand on board a 
vessel bound for Japan from Honolulu. The position was 24°26’N, 
171°33’W. The bird left the ship the next morning 1, 000 west of 
this position. 
