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members of the crew who attempted to catch it# It then circled, again 
landed, and was captured# The bird was bled, cblor-marked with black 
paint, and released# 
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Red-footed Boob y 
There was a notable decrease in this species over the last month* 
Last month 31 birds were recorded and this month there was only one# 
Sooty Tern 
This species showed a 76% increase over last month# Large concen¬ 
trations were found throughout the grid in comparison to last month 
when there was only one large concentration in the northwest comer 
of the grid# The largest number,396, were seen throughout the day on 
April 3rd over 200 miles southeast of Johnston# Birds were recorded 
every night in the grid. 
Three orange streamered birds were seen on 4 April due west of 
Johnston Atoll, 
Over 90% of the birds were seen in flocks. Of the twenty-seven 
flocks twenty were feeding flocks, 
Fa iry Tern 
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This species decreased 80% from last month, 
Phalarope ? 
On 5 April what was believed to be a phalarope was observed 
flying in a northerly direction. 
