King, Warren B. 
1965 
Midway Island 
New bands 7 37 -48 501 to 48600. All banded in Band Is. study area of Smithsonian" 
Went out 1945 to look for Bonin Is. Petrels in area of beach behind 0. Club. 
Saw numerous Petrels — sitting on ground— digging burrows and sitting at mouth of 
burrow inside — 10:00 was height of activity with many birds sailing overhead 
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calling. Birds were timid and flushed easily. j 
200+ Bonin Island Petrels ! ■ \ 
100 + Fairy Terns — very numerous in Casurina trees near BOQ — as many 
as 10 in a tree— each tree with at least 2 
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0850 at overrun area. Much work going on in area. Trucks, men and 
bulldozers . 
1 Green-winged Teal 
2 unidentified mottled ducks 
3 pintails 
15+ Sanderlings 
2 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers 
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