Christmas Island Shearwater 
This species was occasionally seen flying offshore on Lisianski but 
was rarely encountered on the island* No burrows were found on Lisianski* 
On Laysan considerable numbers were observed flying over the Scaevola 
fringe and beach* One pair was discovered at their burrow in the bunch 
grass area on the West side* This burrow contained a completely down-covered 
chick almost the size of the parents* Another chick of about the same siz# 
was found crawling in Scaevola bushes. Last September project personnel 
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found nearly fledged young along the inner Scaevola rim and much younger 
chicks along the beach. If breeding seasons are comparable from year to 
year this would indicate a fairly lengthy period of nesting. 
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Bonin Island Petrel 
A few individuals were seen on Lisianski, usually sitting at the 
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entrance of wedge-tail burrows* There was no evidence of nesting at this 
time* None was observed on Laysan. 
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Bulwer*s Petrel 
On Lisianski a few individuals were observed flying about at evening* 
None was ever encountered on the ground* On Laysan many more were observed 
flying over the Scaevola rim on the West side during early morning and 
late evening* Individuals were occasionally found sitting in open spots 
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at night* Two pairs were found at burrows with newly- hatched chicks* 
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Red-tailed Tropicbird 
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This species was found nesting in considerable numbers under Scaevola 
