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This is the first time I have seen this bird nest in a tree. Could not see 
an egg or chick. 
Met Lou Eldridge from University of Hawaii here today. He has been 
working with Frings, ismaking a few gooney counts for him at the moment. 
He is a marine biologist, is collecting here. 
There seem to be more Hawaiian noddies and fairy terns than ever 
before. The noddies are still building nests and they are in areas where none 
or few were nesting previously. 
June 21 
Went to Eastern Island this morning. Found a few Wedge-tails nesting 
but still not nearly enough for shipment. Also a small number of Christmas I. 
Shearwaters, no eggs yet. 
There are at least six major tern colonies and several smaller ones. 
One has large downy chicks, another with newly hatching chicks, others with 
eggs still being laid. 
A few common noddies are on eggs in scattered clumps of scaevola. Ho 
colonies. 
A goodly number of red-footed boobies are still there, some new juveniles 
(flying), some chicks still in nests (fledging). 
More frigates than I expected (50+). 
Shw only 1 masked booby on island. 
Sent message that I will substitute tropicbirds for shearwaters. 
June 22 
Two of the six boxes shipped air freight have arrived. Others will be 
too late for bird shipment. This means we only have 27 boxes for birds, no 
material to assemble them. 
