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poorly and only one machine recorded any usable data. This 
record showed the wind to blow generally from the northeast 
during the month of February at a speed of 10 mph. The 
machines were reset but only one was working and one was 
removed from the Island. 
Hull Island 
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Approximately four hours were spent on the island to 
determine If Sooty Terns were breeding. They were not but 
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swirls over the island indicated that possibly they may be by 
early April. A swirl of 3000 was noted over the lagoon in 
the morning. 
Fourteen species of birds were seen on the island includ¬ 
ing a New Zealand Cuckoo, Eudvnamvs taltenslg, . This was the 
first record of this species for the island. Also seven 
Crested Terns were seen flying around the atoll. This species 
is not common in the Phoenix Island group. 
Enderbury Island 
Enderbury Island showed signs of recent rains with the 
central depression containing approximately 10 acres of water. 
The islands in the depression were flooded, preventing some of 
the usual birds from nesting, i.e. Common Noddy Tern and Gray- 
backed Tern. The water attracted large numbers of shorebirds 
with 344 Golden Plovers, 627 Ruddy Turnstones, 74 Wandering 
Tattler and 35 Bristle-thighed Curlews. Also three Pintail 
Ducks were seen. 
Although Sooty Terns were not nesting, there were at least 
two small groups on the ground and an estimated 5000 swirling 
