Aug. 1, 1964.
Same personnel.
Left for Igurin (Glenn)
8:45 A.M.
8:10 A.M. by M-boat, arrived about
Went ashore with gear on truck.
land plants,
algae,
Collected soils,
fish and invertebrates.
Fish were collected in a shallow pool just inside the outer
reef.
General appearance appeared to be normal with lush growth
of vegetation in healthy condition,
lots of fish and inverte-
brates around the island, many birds--sooty,
2 species of shore birds.
fairy terns and
The sooty terns were nesting near
shore in some numbers with eggs and young in several stages of
development.
young.
(See Palumbo's notes for details on vegetation.)
Coenobita,
Left
Aug.
2.
Very good opportunity for photos of nests and
Many
shore crabs and coconut crabs here.
for Fred about 4:10 P.M.
Sunday.
and arrived about
5
P.M.
Same personnel.
Processed samples from Igurin.
Plane with six people arrived 1720--but none of ours-~false alarm.