Amerman, Kenneth 
1964 7 
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g, '■; j; ; ]f itaximum of 500-600 Frigates in air 2-5 tines, plus many smaller groups 
up to 100+ . Th® small groups probably were successive as we went around. 
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- . Ho estimate of total. Only Masked Boobies present. Small (on 
concentration (10 - 12) on east shore. Red-foots generally far into 
vegetation, nearer outside edge; more numerous on east side. One immature 
Red-tailed Tropicbird tinder Scaevola on east side. One Hawaiian Noddy 
egg# one chick about 4 feet apart in Scaevola. A total of 80+ Laysan 
Teal, all on east shore. Probably many more in morning glory. Apparently 
the lack of them on the west side is due to the greater width of 
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unvegetated shore . 
Returned to camp about 5 p*a. Shortly after this the guys from 
the raft came by and Bob Banner came struggling up with a surfboard of 
all things which he’d found in his jaunt around. Other team still not 
baek so I went walking north along the shore. Found Fairy Terns nesting 
on rocks along the shore j IT birds, 4 chicks, no eggs. Many Wedgetall 
■ ... burrows under same rocks. 
Before going on survey Alan and I had gone in to the lagoon, finding 
about 40 teal. Walked back along beach. Small groups of Sooty Terns 
(100 or so) along edge of vegetation. One Fairy Tern egg under grass cit 
clump* Small groups of Wedgetails, up to 20 and many individuals and plus 
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setting on beach. Dick reports two orange tagged Sooties and one Wedgetail. 
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! Returned to camp about 6 p.m. The other team finally returned 
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shortly thereafter. They report about five rocky areas containing 
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Fairy Terns, large Ohirstaas Island chicks and three Bulwer's chicks. 
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No counts oa. other birds; too far from, vegetated areas. Over 200 seals 
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