NPR's Alex Chadwick reports about research on the tiny, pristine Palmyra Atoll this week. Today's story features Scott Shaffer and Hillary Young tagging red-footed boobies. Chadwick's reports can be heard this week on NPR's Day to Day.

Monday's story focused on what makes Palmyra such a great place to do research.

Hillary Young, on Palmyra Island. Well it's been a busy last two weeks of the season, but all continues to go fairly well on the booby project. The tracks keep trickling in, as we have had all our tags out every night since our last report of the first track coming in complete.

Hillary Young, from Palmyra Island. At long last, success!

Scott Shaffer, from Palmyra Atoll, Pacific Ocean. [Scott Schaffer,