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still grease or. my fingers. Noddy check 72 flying, 
73 not in the area. 3 Bristle-thighed Curious, 2 with 
orange streamers, were seen on the beach together near 
stake 46. They had flown there from the runway 
| He weighed the remaining Hedge-tails, Boobies, this 
afternoon. Then back to Rattus. Much transcribing of 
data on the Blue-faced Booby. On East beach there were 
no Black-footed Albatross. 
2100 - Black-footed Albatross return - 737-45145, 
qpposite from K 46. 
Bonin Island Petrel return 793-2 0330, S.A.F. 
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j29 October The morning was taken ixp with the shore- 
bird censusu I took the antenna filed and found several 
Pover (23), 21 R, Turnsotnes, 1, br Ikon winged Noddy, 
ajnd 3 Bristle-thighed Curlew. V^On the beach near 
K18 was sea!208 under some Scaevola - very tame. Also 
found and then lost a B-f. Booby with a wring missing- 
the bird was later found by Bob, Band 697-70644. 
Later went with Bob on the RttB stud+r. Bill off to 
Mdvay. 
30 Oct. Census day- long hours in the Radar tower. 
Good views of the Tropicbirds. ^Several feeding bouts 
were timed - all under 5 Jain. Many birds with flecks 
cf black in wing (2nd year) often hovered around an 
adult feeding young in Scaevola, prob. not breeding 
birds but those with gonadal activitv. Much calling 
ajs they flew about. ufllso Noddy chick weighing time, 
only 3 now left. Found a brown booby with a chick 
just emerging from the egg. Grot picture of same as 
well as seal, very angry. P.M. a congregation of 
Black-footed Albatross on the beack - 6 of them. 
Bands are: 737 -45504, 597-84051, one unbanded. 
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-45569 
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Two other Black -goonies on the beach. 
31 Oct. Finally got the Blue-faced Booby into the 
cage. Yesterday found Brown Booby 
with broken wing and a Frigate somehow 1 - injured so 
can’t fly. The Booby will have to be frozen, perhaps 
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