Locality:

Eniwetok Atoll--Eniwetok

Date:

and Runit Islands

August 30,

Sunday

Weather:

1964

Rains

Water conditions:
roughness

Increasing

Major operations were sample processing and packing.
one had lots of material left from the field trip;
processed by Frank and Raul.

Every-

the birds were

Gary and Frank were drying and

packaging bottom samples.
Glass balls were boxed and shipped out by the dozens and
large clam shells showed up in the most unusual places.

The major

packing problem was presented by the water and soil samples
because of the very great weight.
Jackson,
Murchison,

Gessel and Joseph went to Runit Island with Earl

and the EMBL little launch.

The trip was scheduled

primarily to provide the late comers a chance to visit this island.
Jackson set out his rat traps and picked them up the following day on the way to Engebi.

The trap line was set on the

north side of the island in typical sedge, Ipomea, Messerschmidia,
vegetation.

Hermit crabs bothered some traps.

10 roof rats were caught.
Four

males,

Six females,

all mature.
5 sexually mature,

1 pregnant,

4 had previous

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