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Fleet. Robert 
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Arrived Eastern Island 2015 hoira. Began banding Sooty Terns 
Batteries failed} total 1700 banded. Ate breaklaat and banded 
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Red -tailed Tropicbirds. 
Eggs 3, Nestlings 2 
Locals and Ionia tures 8 
Saw several Btrange shorebirds. Had white on Bide of face, brown 
on rest of body, about size of Golden Plovers. 
Saw approximately 50 ET, 15 GP, 3 WT on E .stern. Returned to 
Sand Island at 0900. 
Sooty Terns banded: 
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, 793-25601 - 700 
701 - 800 
901 - 26000 
26001 - 26500 
26501 - 27000 
27001 - 27400 
Sep tember 10 — Flew to Kure in afternoon* Noticed three flocks of 
shorebirds along runway at Sand totaling about 300 to 400 Individuals. 
Saw three larger Rays and four larger sharks in lagoon at Midway and 
one larger ray in lagoon at Kure. Crew looked fine also SI guys. Bill 
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said he was getting excellent coop. Pup was taken to Midway. 
September 11 — Took boat to Eastern at 2015. Banded Sooty Terns until 
dawn. 7ery difficult since chicles are flying, some leaving, areas have 
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been banded thoroughly. Banded 2o00 ST . Found tiro orange-tagged Sooty 
Terns with faded tags. 753-18602 faded orange 
755-10017 nearly white 
Three pair of Blue-faced Boobies in Sooty colony at west end of 
island; all had large chicks ( ianatures ) * Three band recaptures. 
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667-35033 BFB Adult - c 1 
528-09902 " " ? 
508-51752 
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