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December 1964 - BCF cruise 7 
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Noddy Tern 
All 109 of these seen in December were within a few miles of Oahu. 
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Hawaiian Noddy. ' Tern 
One of this species was observed on 7 December in excess of 50 miles 
from Hawaii, taking part in a feeding flock.. This species is rarely 
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reported this far from land in this area. . ’ 
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Fairy Tern 
Eight individuals were seen in December, one-half of November’s 
total. Three were seen near Hawaii and the rest were found toward the 
southern end of the area. 
Black-naped Tern 
One bird, an immature, which was observed at close range on 19 
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December conformed exactly in description and call-note to this species. 
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Because of its relatively small size it seems unlikely that it was an 
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immature Arctic or Common Tern, the most likely alternatives. 
Pomarine Jaeger 
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Twenty birds were observed in December all in the immediate vicinity ^ 
of Oahu. 
Gull gp . 
Three gulls were seen in the-channel at the entrance to Pearl Harbor 
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on 1 December. Two gulls, identified as Ring-billed Gulls by M. Ord, 
Hawaii Audubon Society, the same week, may have been two of these same 
birds. 
