over against each oth -r, head to tail, and rolled over and over 
against each other bellowing end appearing to in at each other for 
several minutes which we watched. 
At 1630 we noted an adult male on the sand area in the northwest 
corner, but were unable to tag it. 
About 1710 two large adults wore seen together on the beach near 
the water. I was unable to sox them before they moved into the water. 
A third adult joined th-m in the water. 
Shortly afterward we saw no. 7, marked Monday afternoon, on the 
beach near the al ove nnirarls. 
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At 1725 we observed an adult in the water, wh'ch was joined by no. 
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About 1730 we recorded an adult male on the beach near the water. 
It went into the water before I could tag it. 
Shortly afterward we frightened another off the beach ahead of us. 
It was soon joined by 3 others which we. had scared in behind us, and 
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they all began following us down the teach in ths water, allowing 
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loudly rt intervals. 
This evening we moved in one group out on the west beach, catching 
and banding all s secies of birds which we encountered. We stopped first 
at the Hawaiian noddy tree, where we succeeded in capturing about 36 
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of them to be banded. s we moved dov/n the beach we picked u> 
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numerous peris of fairy terns. Among the pairs we caught was the one 
Bob and I banded this morning. VJe caught 5 frigatehirds, and several of 
each species of booby for landing also. We encountered numerous groups 
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