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P. Clam 
1964 
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Oct. 25 Erikub Atoll, Marshall Islands 
V. 
Population 
Estimates for Ene^o 
i Inland 
Snecies 
PBC 
■ i 1 
GW 
PL 
INH 
ice a 
♦ mm 
Pevised 
B,T, Curlew 
50 
4s 
20 . 
40 
BO 
40-^0 
G, Plover 
75 
60-70 
70 
BO 
_ M 
60-?0 
P. Turnstone 
75 
75 
75 
BO 
mm 
75 
B.N.Tern 
1 
1 
o 
- 
2 
Fairy Tern 
1000 • 
400 BOO-400 
BOO 
200 
' 400-500 
Gr. Frigate 
1 
— 
— * 
1 
Peef Heron 
1 
t l| # 
tmm 
1 
D 
C, Noddy 
100 
800 
Ro-ioo 
• BO 
**• ’f 1 
50 
100 
H.Noddv 
u 
500 
250 
i 50 
150 
75 
150-250 
W.T.T.B. 
4 
4 
— M 
— — 
4 
The White-tailed Tropicbirds were seen flying 
over tne island and not on th*'* i sland nroner* 
hot less than 2 Hawaiian Noddies were seen on 
nest and a single Fairv Tern e^p* ooened for 
examination moved to be almost ready to hatch* 
Population 
Estimates 
for 
A *r n d * 
d i aire 
n I si 
and 
j 
Snecies 
RBC 
GW 
PL 
LNH 
KEA 
ABA 
Pevised 
Or. Tern 
B 
— 
— — . 
- 3* 
«. * 
mm mm mm 
3 
I 
W. Tattler 
5 
5 
B 
B 
mrnmmm mm 
3 
P. Turnstone 
! 20 
5-6 
5 
10 
mm mm mm 
1 
10-20 
G, ^lover 
* 
20 
12 -: 
13 15 
05 
ores 
— — — 
15-20 
i * 
Fairy Tern 
200 
200 
8 o 
3 C 8 ' 
175 
750 
300-400 
1 
Hawa , Noddy 
75-100 25 
•100 
150 
•50 
•• 200 ' 
* 100-200 
1 
i 
■ W.T.T.B. 
1 
— 
« • 
P 
' - m 
* 
1 
i 
B.T, Curlew 
— 
— — 
mmn mm mm 
. 1 .. 
1 
j 
Gr . Frigate 
* 1 
1 
i 
Com. Noddy 
— 
— 
— 
50 
— 
25 
?25-50' 
Fairy Terns were -probably nesting and both 
old nests and young of the Hawaiian Noddy. 
A few moments were, spent observing. Fairy Tern 
behaviour. When startled by a gun in the distance 
the.se birds responded— fey with flight intention 
movements (wing-raising) and quiet "wheets"' which 
m '-.y indicate that this "wheat is a low intensity alarm- 
or anxiety note. To a shouted monosyllable thev 
responded by elevating the head from ’the shoulders 
and looking arouftd. 
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