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Plovers, > Wandering Tattlers, and 1 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. Several 
.of the Golden Plovers were coming Into nuptial plumage. 
My Tjopulation estimate for Wedgetails for nov runs to 450+~50 
pairs. There may he as many as 600 pairs here when all birds finally 
arrive. Several lasrge clubs of 50-75 birds were noted and I presume 
that these birds are unpaired as yet. An estimated 40 percent of the 
birds ire re paired as of tbs date of visit. Ho eggs were found, and 
no band recoveries made. Because this island’s population does not 
dig its burrows, the bands may last appreciably longer here than at 
other islands. 
March. 25, 1964 
After 4 days of incessant rain we finally got to an island, 
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MoUuaiea aff Lale on the B side of Oahu. Me >.mded, to this island ax A 
there banded 6j adult Wedgetails. I estimate approximately 140 
pairs breeding here at maximum when all birds are in. This is a large 
island. Burrows are spread out, and population is low compared to 
Manana chad Popoia. Pew birds come in as darkness fell, but this may 
have been due to the prolonged seige of bad weather that preceded our 
visit, A number of burrows were begun but not completed or occupied 
at the time of our visit, My estimate of 140 pairs could be as much 
as 50 percent off. Bats were seen on this island, and the invertebrate 
life present in the tidal pools was very diverse and complete. Many 
crabs, fiddlers, small jellyfish, and a sea cucumber were among the forms 
noted in a cursory glance. 
