Fairy Tern ( Gygis alba) 
Current Status : Breeds annually in small numbers, probably resident, 
Frior Records : Henry Palmer found the species numerous on Lislanski in 
late June I 89 I (Rothschild, erg. cit .). Pairs Were found sitting on the 
ground and the single egg was found placed on Scaevola branches. Wetmore 
(unpub. notes, 1923) savr only two birds in May 1923• About 25 were found 
by Richardson (pers. comm. ) in March 1954• Woodside and Kramer (op. cit . ) 
found birds roosting in the ironwoods in March 1961 . 
Population : A small population is probably resident on Lislanski. The 
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species has been observed on each POBSP visit to the island. An estimated 
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50 birds were present in March 1963 and 1964. Twelve nests were found on 
the latter visit. Ho nests were found in August 1904-, when the population 
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was again placed at 50 birds. Nine adults were counted the following month, 
and the total population was placed at 25. There were about 100 birds on 
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the island in March 1965 when 15 nests were found. The following July about 
50 adults were noted and 15 nestlings were found. 
Reproduction : Eggs have been found on Lislanski in March, and nestlings in 
March and July. Seven eggs and five nestlings were found in March 1964, and 
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15 eggs in March 1965 . Fifteen nestlings were found in July 1965 . 
Other Specimens : USHM 191500, no sex or date. 
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia midas) 
Current Status : Common visitor, perhaps resident. 
Prior Records : Captain Urey Lisiansky (op. cit .) found numerous turtles on 
the island in October 1805. Seyeral very large turtles were found on the . 
beach by Herr C. Isenbeck in late March 1828 (Kittlitz, op. cit .). Captain 
John Paty (op. cit .) of the Hawaiian schooner Manuokawai found turtles on 
