Araerman, Kenneth ho. 
1953 
Au gust 31 
Banded 200 Sooty Terns. Semi -pa lasted plover still at same spot. 
Two fairy Terns flew over twice. One Frigate chick (F2) dead in bad 
condition. Shorebirds— 5 + Gold, n Plover, 20 - 30 . urnstone. 
2 Tattlers . 
September 1 
Banded 300 Sooty Terns. I estimate 5-6000, perhaps up to 10,000 
• at night. 'Between 1 and 2000 in daytime (?) ' 
Definite change in Shearwater behavior since chicks are out. 
Formerly, one adult in burrow around 7 p.m. Now, none present until 
dusk - (between 7s 30 and 8 p.ra. ). I have not seen them enter burrows to 
feed chicks. Six chicks, one unliatched egg, in ten marked nests. 
Seal-plover still there. Will try to collect it tomorrow. 
September 2 — Semi-palmated plover appears to have gone 1 ‘ ' ' 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 11 
September 3 — Banded 300 Sooties. Three Fairy Terns flew over several 
times in the morning. Almost succeeded in calling them down close 
enough to net. 
SKe arbiters leave around dqwn, nearly all have gone by 700 a.m. 
Some are in the burrows at this time. They apparently continue to moan 
all night, rioht up to the time they leave in the morning. 
One ruddy turnstone was found in the mist net this morning, in 
bad shap. Both wings rubbed raw. I let it go and found it dead later. 
Several of the sailers reported what must have been a Bristle-thighed 
Curlew today. I did not see it. Other shorebirds — one fLock of 13 
Turnsone, 7 - 10 plover, 1-2 tattlers. 
