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0800 — One Blue-gray Noddy passed ship on star 'board side* 
0-803 — There are now thirteen Frigatebirds of er t he ship, all of which appear 
to "be immatures. 
0805 — One Fairy Tern off how. 
0808— One Ned-footed Booby coining toward ship off starboard side, very close. 
Also one Wedge-tailed Shearwater off port, and one Christmas Island Jheax^ater 
Bowler * s 
Q.810 — Approximately 20 ^Petrels off starboard side. All identifications of 
Christmas Island Shearwater and Bowler's Petrel arc doubtful, and interchangeable. 
There appears to be a patch of sand at a distance. Shis is hard to tell. 
0814 — Five Sooty Terns off port. Also, tw# Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off 
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starboard bow. 
0815— — ^hree Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off starboard side. Also three off bow. 
0816 — Two Fairy ferns passed on starboard side. 
0817 — One Blue-gray Noddy off starboard. Flock of Shearwaters off starboard, 
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approximately 25 to 50. They are very close to the island, approximately 
half a mile, and the birds are actually too numerous to count. Due to the 
sea, we were unable to land on Nihoa all during toddy, although a rubber beat 
went in three times to check on the possiblity of landing. During the lay 
many birds flew around the ship, including Fairy Terns, which were quite 
numfeMue. These appeared to be nesting or roostingon the cliffs. These were 
on the northwest cliffs of the island, in the very center of the cliffs. 
Also many Blue-gray Noddies were around the ship, both species of Noddies. 
The 3ooty Terns and Gray-backed Terns. We saw several flocks of Hed-tailed 
Tropicbirds flying over, and also a very large flock of Frigatebirds , stayed around. 
Most of these were immatures. Only two females wer? seen throughout the 
day. Both Bulwer's Petrels and hristmas Island Petrels were quite numerous, 
especially just before dusk. 
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