R.Clar>r> 
1964 
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Oct, 10-12 Taongi Atoll, Marshall Islands, 
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Perhaps 400 Blne-facad Boobies occur on the 
atoll. Pre-breeding displays \vere seen by two 
pair behind the camp when we landed on the atoll. 
Most of the birds appear paired and there are 
very few nests, On&v several imrmtures and 
no large young were seen by me. In banding 42 
birds on the 12th I noted no subadults. Birds 
are scattered along both edges of the atoll in 
more open areas and in openings in the denser 
cover along the beach, 
Relatively small numbers of Brown Booby occur 
on Taongi, I estimate a population of 150 
none of which appears to be breeding, 
A quick check of Great Frigate breeding stage on 
Sibylla Island on 10th and 11th showed many 
with nestis in the Messer schmidt ia , Most frigate 
nests contained eggs. On a abort tour of the 
southern end of Sibylla and. the next islet to 
the south I found 25 nests of which 15 contained 
eggs, 6 contained largp and medium young, and 
2 contained small young. An estimated 4000-5000 
frigates occur on this atoll.- 
On the morning of Oct, 11 a. female frigate and 
a white-phase redfoot took turns sitting on a nest. 
Several male frigates were seen which possessed 
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the fully developed pouches of the adult male 
but possessed the white under 'arts of the 
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immature as well. 
An estimated 50 Bristle-thighed Ourlew 
were seen on Taongi A+oll. 
Huber said that he saw a single Sanderling to 
the south of Sibylla Islet as we recoinoitered 
in that direction on Oct, 11 The bird was not 
seen subsequently. 
Wandering Tattler are as abundant on Taongi as 
anv place I have ever seen them. It is common 
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on the rocky reef on, the SE of Sibylla and on the 
islets to the south,. I estimate 150 birds for 
the atoll. 
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