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M^rch 70 — Now h ve 19 Blue-faced Booby chicks. C icks h r ve a female type crook! * 
"ular flutter observed ~n adults* 
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April 5 — last night saw two unbended birds standing* on HI beach. 5 nee these 
birds most often (except this island) nest on beech, can e- sense these come from 
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sofie other island and ere not p*rt of resident pop. 
At>ril 7 — Observed one individual oursued momentarily bv Frigate. Booby saufekei: 
Frigate gave up chase. v *.. . : -*«/ ‘ \ . 
Arril 17 — Observed 9 laying egg. Was standing o er nest scrape and was not 
frightened off by my approach, "o-ents later an ere appeared (a) cloaca end 
fell to ground* 9 turned around rolled egg several times with beak and then 
stood over egg. 
April 14 — Bill 5 tfirtz observed oldest chick of nest ^19 attack and drive younger chick 
from nest. The chic Vs are only 3 days apart but oldest weighs 3 times as much 
as younger — 12 and 9 days. 
June 1— Young birds now have oilmerie* and tail-feed on whale fish — anger call— 
defensive posture with head on ground. Some appear to have wounds on neck as if 
attacked bv adults. Anger calls f new like snarl— same call when older c'^ick 
drives younger chick from ne3t and when handled by us. 
