(6 rr- 
16 M arch, 1964 
Dear Dave and Kens 
Thanks for showing us around Sand Island* 
Following is the data on the released Terns* All of them looked 
in good condition when released* As soon as each hiid was free it oanded 
together with the previousl y released birds* Ail eight birds formed a 
group rappidly and began swooping down to the winter, probably drlniling* 
They were all lost from sight before we could tell in which direction 
they would fly# One bird in box # 3 
wasn’t able to find out which ones* 
Box # 
Date 
Time 
Latitude 
i 
12 March 
0630 
16 12* 
7 
#♦ ft 
0640 
n » 
2 
ft ft 
1200 
15 45* 
5 
ff «» 
1843 
14 57* 
6 
f« «t 
2315 
14 55* 
3 
13 Match 
0643 
15 39* 
4 
It « 
1200 
16 19* 
You may be interested to know 
two in # 4 had laid eggs# I 
Longitude Distance from Sand Island 
171 
51* 
ca# 
137 
mi. 
wsw 
ft 
W 
n 
ft 
ft 
ft 
172 
17* 
ca# 
171 
mi# 
wsw 
173 
26* 
ca# 
248 
mi* 
SSW 
173 
###57* 
ca* 
285 
mi* 
sw 
173 
22* 
Ca* 
222 
mi * 
wsw 
172 
58* 
ca*i 
,199 
mi * 
sws 
t yesterday 
(March 
15) 
about 
429 miles SHuthvest of Oahu, we collected an Immature Sooty Tern* 
Have you seen any flying immature (all black with white spots) oirds 
around Johnston? 
Please let me hear bout the return of the above marked terns. 
yours in P 0 B S f 
Patrick J. Gould 
