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23“ Nov. I tried catching all the Blue-faced Eoobxes that 
had been marked with the Copper Kettle paint. This turn- 
ed green, add blended in well with the green mark already 
on the birds. All copper birds are Deing changed to 
■jlaek - still C' series (cat black;. _ Only 13 ox ^ne 
'birds were caught and remarked. All are numbered so 
that the odd numbered bird is the male, the loliowxng 
even number the ?. Only exception is 01/ (w ana C-8 (o’) , 
The birds were caught during the day, ou. are extremely 
"since the day was so miserable - high winds and 
much rain (.48"), a good part of the time was spent 
doing papsr work in ins I 3 . 0 * 
2 4 Nov. Before and after lunch we did a the plots, 
8 of the 10 plots being evaluated, is gataer 
i n terms of number of plants of each species, ana uotai 
area covered per species, in eacn 2^ sq.pioo. Tne 
[weather was so bad that two plots on one xagoon sia* 
in ravines between dunes could not be done because 
the blowing add stinging sand, oome Blac.<-fo 
Albatross had nested in these areas, ana were waging a 
losing ’cattle. In one area 2 nests had ceen una^cuo 
by the wand, and the eggs rolled out and ao^ about^ 
of slope. Another black gooney was sitting ^ing -o 
sind, feathers ruffled and sand stacking x y 
The bird looked as though it couxdn t maxe it. 
abandoned egg lay 1« from the njso, the 
bird. After dinner, I began sea.e*r.g oa. j ~ . 
Four eggs wore found in the KAF, and another neat waa 
imminent, both birda hovering over a Mrfy formed neat . 
All 5 scots were staked out - kp nes^s v/ixl^be , 
as are laid - a nest attendance stuay is planned* 
Kale°birds are being painted with a green ring around 
the ne c k; $$s have green spots on tne flanx* directly 
in front of the nSmal position of the wrists ^ when one 
wings are held into the body. A green spot is also 
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