R. Clapp - 1964 
Nov, 18 , Kuria Atoll, 
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Six of us went ashore in the morning* Larry 
, and Binion went to investigate Oneaka Is, (the 
more northerly one) and the other four of us 
went to Kuria again* George and Phil walked 
northward while Ken and I took the twelve gauge 
and went south* There were very few birds on 
the flats just before the area of lower vegeatation 
where the Pemphis occurs* Tattlers, Golden 
Plovers, Ruddy Turnstones, Reef Herons, and a 
single Bristle-thighed Curlew* There were 
proabably not more than kO Ruddy Turnstone, 
25 Golden Plover, 15 Wandering Tattlers and 5-6 
Reef Herons (both whitle and lback phases - 
No mottled birds seen) On the way down I 
collected a Bristle-thighed Curlew and on the 
way back a Ruddy ^urnstone. On the way back 
Ken collected 3 Golden Plover and a Ruddy 
Turnstone. The birds were skittish and difficult 
to approach* 
A single Sooty Tern was seen flying over the 
sand flats about 9*30 headed north. 
We went to the inland fl pond n that Binion 
Larry, and Hen went to Yesterday afternoon. 
There were practically no shorebirds at it. 
About 5 Ruddy ^urnstone and 3 Golden Plover 
were there. — j 
This area had much low Pemphis growth about 
it and apparently extended for some distance 
to the south. We found another inland pond 
between the first pOnd and the shoreline of the 
lagoon but there were no birds upon it and very 
little standing water* 
We moved down the coast a short distance and 
noted that the area became more and more rocky. 
Birds were very scarce in tfrcis area. 
On the edge of the Pemphis area near the lagoon 
I shot two Hawaiian Noddies from a nest* Both 
proved to have brood patches. When I shot a 
large number (200-300) Hawaiian Noddies swirled 
into the air. I should estimate that in this 
area covered tjris morning there were not less than 
500-700 Hawaiian Noddies, 300-400 Common Noddies 
and 100-200 Fairy Terns. 
