10 
Sooty Tern-About 100,000 present over the island day and night. 
A flock of 5,000 was down on a bar on the lagoon but wouldn’t hold 
f° r k an( H n g purposes# Vegetation has overgrown old nesting sites 
so new ones will have to be established# Many birds coming within 
5-6* of the ground at night. 
fogY-backed Tern ^This species was abundant but none were found nesting. 
Population 8,000+-. 
Common Noddy-Common about the lagoon and ruins. No eggs or nests were 
found# Population 2,000+-# 
Hawaiian Noddy-A few scattered individuals about the lagoon and ruins. 
Population 5Q0+-. 
Fairy Tern-Present in large numbers and many breeding. Population 5,000+-. 
Blue-gra y Noddy -Common but apparently not nesting on island yet. 
Population 1,500+-# 
