3 
BIKAR ATOLL October 14-19 
Visited all islands in the atoll, camping on two islands for 
five nights. Bird population estimates and breeding status was 
obtained for each island. Banded 2115 birds of 9 species (no returns 
or recoveries). Collected 22 birds (10 species) and 14 Polynesian 
Pats. Obtained 47 blood samples from 7 bird species and 2 samples 
from rats. Collected plants, fish and insects. Collected 
approximately 100 live ticks ( Ornithodorus ) from the Sooty Tern 
colony. Pecorded 20 bird species (Table II), 4 of which were new 
records. 
Nesting 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Collected 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
New Record 
X 
TABLE II. Birds recorded from Bikar Atoll, October 14-19. 
Species 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 
Red-tailed Tropicbird 
White-tailed Tropicbird 
Blue-faced Booby 
Brown Booby 
Red-footed Booby 
Great Frigatebird 
Golden Plover 
Ruddy Turnstone 
Wandering Tattler 
Sanderling 
Bristle-thighed Curlww 
Sooty Tern 
Noddy Terji 
Hawaiian Noddy Tern 
Blue-gray Noddy 
Fairy Tern 
Crested Tern 
Black-naped Tern 
Reef Heron 
X 
