Ely, Charl es A 
1964 
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Fairy Tern - an occasional bird was seen over the island. I can't 
understand why they don't nest on the south end of the island where 
there are many casuarines . Perhaps the layer trees on Sand Island are 
just too favorable and absorb the entire population. 
Golden Plover - Common In all parts of the Island. I saw no 
flocks but sometimes several birds would be fairly close. On the runways 
and in the open grassy areas they were usually quite widely spaced and 
some agnostic behavior was noted. Very noisy, especially in flight . 
Noted even in the thick weedy area, under Scaevola and Casuarines. 
Ruddy Turnstones - usually in small flocks of three or four to about 
ten birds. Observed both along the beach where plovers were rarely 
seen and in the vegetated areas. Even flushed from thick Scaevola and 
Casuarins . Most of the singles in vegetation would jui^p up like 
woodcock, call and dart away. They should make excellent snap shooting. 
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Most typically small flocks were seen among the plover and albatross 
in more open areas. All birds seen were flushed but none had painted 
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Wandering Tattler - I never saw more than one bird at a time but 
suspect that there were several on the island. Most often seen along 
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the beach but several times flushed from the open areas inland from the 
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Shew Bunting - Flushed a bird from weeds at edge of beach to the 
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open beach itself where the bird remained for a minute or so. I had a 
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very good look at close range aid there is no question of identity 
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(browh. and white pattern, perched - white in wing and tail in flight ) . 
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