SIC 11 
R.S. Crossin 
19^6 
over the lagoon at day break and 3 Bristle-thighed Curlews and 5+ Wandering 
Tattlers were also seen along lagoon shore early in the morning. Departed Canton 
at 08l8. 
Enderbury Island 
February Ik - Arrive Enderbury 1330. Landing good, most of crew went off on 
survey, Bob DeLong and I spent afternoon tearing off old roof on house In 
preparation for putting on new green plastic roofing. Roof finished by evening. 
Spent early part of evening taking blood samples of Blue- faced Boobies on SW 
end of island. Party thevi^pfeftfe to band frigates on NW end of island near the 
guano pile and Red-foot Boobies on SE end. 
Island Is quite green and evidently has had recent raines. Sida is luxurious 
and blooming - present in varrying densities over most of the vegetated area of 
the island. 
February 13 - Made a shore bird count in the morning and entire crew worked the 
frigate colony for banding and blood samples at night. Left the island at 06l0 
on l6 Feb . 
Shearwaters and Petrels 
None present on the island. Max noticed what he thought to be an Audubon f s 
Shearwater off the SW end on morning of l6 Feb. 
Red-tailed Tropicbird 
About 5 birds were displaying near the light house when we first arrived 
on afternoon of l4. There were very few in evidence after this time. One adult 
with a 1/3 grown chick was present next to the wall of the torn down building 
by the bomb shelter. This was the only nest that I had occasion to see. 
Blue-faced Booby 
One club'’; of about 150 birds formed behind the house on night of l4, but had 
dispersed considerably by night of 15 . Two other clubs” were formed on night of 
Ik across the lagoon from house - there appeared to have roughly 100 birds each. 
Pairs and single birds were scattered irregularly over most of the island. A 
few pairs had large young. I would estimate that not over 600 birds were utilizing 
the island. 
Brown Booby 
These were present in thick scattered pairs over most of the vegetated part 
of the island. I noted less than a dozen nests on the west side of island, and 
suspect the E side was fairly comparable. A few chicks of varying sizes up to 
3/k grown were present, but most nests contained incubated eggs - all sets of 
two. Estimated 100 birds on the island. 
Red-footed Booby 
This species was present in 3 different concentrations. One on the SE side 
