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^>arly December - flocks of -- 100 offshore every night. 
Late December - 5 to 10,000 around island at ni$it. 
December 29 - 300 to 400 roosting for first time (first large number). 
January 15 - Forty to fifty thousand came in at night; two to four 
thousand roosting. Begin arriving 3 to 4 p.m. , remaining offshore 
in dense clouds on both sides of the island until shortly before 
dark, when they begin to move in. Do not land until after dark. 
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January 2 h - 31 — No Booties roosting on read. Birds would not land 
in large numbers until moon was down. 
February 1 — Birds roosting on road again and landing at dark (8 to 8:10). 
January 28 - February 18 — A few scattered eggs in roosting areas , 
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Febiyray 10 -- First tirae numbers present in immediate vicinity of the 
island during the day. About 200 vrheeling around islet and "'50 
alighting on it several times, during the morning. Those flying 
would occasionally drift over the main island and then return to 
the islet. 
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