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enough to hold head erect and call weakly]: both were on the point of 
the colors’■ and. may represent precocious breeding of 2 birds as these 
nests were located within 10 feet of each other. We also estimated 
50Of- 50 Adults on the roost, and 15+-5 denatures; still noted onljr 3 
dark-phase, but there nay have been more unseen in the poor light. 
After our banding, the birds seemed to be settling readily back on 
their nests, although some fighting and confusion was apparent. 
On the way in to Hanaiel from ICLlauea we saw 2 Bom owls along the 
road. One bird was watched for about a minute as it flew from fence 
post to post along the road.. AH 3 owls were noted in a 5 mile 
stretch of highway, suggesting a high density of owls in this district. 
February 27, 1064 
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Up at 7 to return to the Booby colony. We stopped on the way at 
the Taro Patches near the ISinalei Elver there seeing tbs f oll owing birds: 
black-necked stilt, black-crowned Might Heron, Gold&n Plover, Wandering 
Tattler, American Coot, Ballinule, Shoveller Duck, After 40 minutes 
to moved on to the Booby Colony where to counted the following numbers 
of nests and eggs. Meets with Fggs - 50 
Meets with Chicks - 3 
Meets without Ifegs or Chicks - 71 
Inaccessible Meets -■ 67 
' 
Probably some 200 nests will be made and vised here before the end 
of the season. 
We also found 
KHMI 
y wedge-tailed Shearwaters 
(+Bulwer's 
Petrel?)burrows along this ridge. 
