. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 80 A pair that I had hobnailed for this special purpose are about played out and will hardly last until the TANAGER returns. Much care is necessary in climbing as on the upper slopes the black volcanic rock is badly decomposed so that large fragments break off under the weight of a man. The relative fearlessness of birds here is interesting. Noddies are alert and fly before danger is near. Gray-backed and Sooty Terns are more fearless but still are difficult to catch. Albatross, frigatebirds and boobies are in
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 80 A pair that I had hobnailed for this special purpose are about played out and will hardly last until the TANAGER returns. Much care is necessary in climbing as on the upper slopes the black volcanic rock is badly decomposed so that large fragments break off under the weight of a man. The relative fearlessness of birds here is interesting. Noddies are alert and fly before danger is near. Gray-backed and Sooty Terns are more fearless but still are difficult to catch. Albatross, frigatebirds and boobies are indifferent to our presence. The hosts of terns are the dominant feature of the bird life. Wedge- tailed Shearwaters are common but not abundant. Bulwer's Petrels are in evidence only at night, when they circle about our camp. The sides of the island are more or less sheer and to visit the various rock platforms at the water's edge requires considerable labor in climbing about. The wind today was directly east. It is very warm during the day but nights are cool and pleasant, with a cool breeze that makes a blanket comfortable. A small shower of rain fell today. Several have passed the island but this is the first one that has touched it. Figure 23. Humorous sketches from Wetmore's journal inspired by the rain of booby-derived guano upon the expedition members on Necker Island. The author/artist was not identified, but the handwriting is not Wetmore's. t>g»AAOy» \. -j •••- -V~f -j t~ 1 - e 0*U &o - \ -i - cvuv_;..j J—i—i—|...; : .i 1" r June 20, Wednesday Clear and hot today. Worked out during the forenoon to the other end of the island, climbed down to the little rock flat at the water's edge where I collected a Golden Plover and a turnstone and then returned to camp. Necker Island is a huge rock that rises in 5 more or less well defined peaks connected by low ridges, with a 6th point at the northwest set off and almost separated from the main mass. A ro
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