August 22,
1964
(cont.)
Jackson--caught 7 rats this afternoon and should have more
in the morning.
Lowman--collected birds for study on Arji islet.
bill dowitcher,
fairy terns,
3 ruddy turnstones,
One long
2 wandering tattlers,
and a bristle thigh curlew were shot.
2
The birds
are nesting on the island but are using the trees rather than the
ground as at Namu.
the
trees.
The presence of rats may force the birds into