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Gray-backed Tern _ 
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24 April - Sand blowing and drifting, Practiacally all burrows closed . 
of Sterna lunata t>y ER track wiped out by sand storm. 
Sooty Tern 
P.'M. Colony 
27 April - 
Disk 
Dickey reports S. fuliginosa laying first eggs and Humenius pecking, 
fuliginosa off nest and securing egg in spite of attack by several S. 
one of which yanked IT. of its feet. 
Black Poddy 
18 April . - A colony of'Micranous lost all eggs and young in first hatching. Curlew 
and turnstone took eggs and Frigates young. 
21 April - Colony of M. hawaiiensis at blowhole drowned out. Put one young in alcohol 
Bristle-thighed Curlew and Ruddy Turnsuone 
16 April - Humenius thhitiensis pecked frigate away from nest and punctured egg. 
Arenaria interpres followed after. 
18 April - 1 Humenius tahitiensis a determined nest robber. [?] drives frigate from 
nest and takes egg away in bill. Arenaria interpres follows culew like 
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21 April - Turnstones in flocks of 300 catching small flies near lagoon. . 
Laysan Teal 
23 April - In. A.M. saw 18 Laysan teal in Sesuvium patch HE side lagoon. All paired 
apparnetly. 
Laysan Honey-eater 
15 April ~ Reno and Dickey saw Himatione fraionii. 
25 April - Saw single Himatione fraithi on guano pile. 
same spot. 
Laysan Rail 
Reno previously saw 3 at once. 
14 April - One rail seen east of Lagoon by Reno. 
29 April - Icr. Wetmore released 8 Porzanula palmeri brought from Midway Eastern Island, 
Laysan Finch 
18 April 
24 April 
Telospiza punctures eggs of terns and sucks contents 
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Telaspixa numerous about guano heaps east of lagoon. Rest building comm¬ 
enced about Apr. 20 in a few cases. 
Hawaiian Monk Seal 
8 April 
11 April 
13 April 
Reconnoitered island, 2 prs. seals seen and one shot by Wetmore. 
Sailors round island frightening seals 
P.M. Round island looking for seal. Wie.[In A.M. [ saw one seal in breakers 
Looked for seals - Hone. 
