EKDEEBURT 
SOOTY TIBN 
July 11-16, 1963 
birds 
eimotated list 
—Sibley: "Large flocks ^st starting to set down on the groond. 
On the 13th could find only a few to band. On the 16th the grocn# 
was corered with 100's of birds. One colony between lagoon and 
_ gncnn hen-n. Another on area of coral rubble at south end of Islanda, 
Kov.16-20, 1963 —— Sibley: "large flocks in evening over island (3000 i) 
' _ Aa mnwv as 500 sitting on ground during t he day but none at nlght«- 
Feb. 27- March 2, 1964 - Sibley: " Up to 7000 to 10,000 birds over Island. Several 
thousand sitting on ground for short periods.! 
July 17, 1964 
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July 14-17, 1964 
Sibley ; (At ni^t) "Terns were all on eggs and sat 
very ti^tly. " 
— Sibley summary : "40 blood san 5 )les, 4 collected. 2500 
banded. 3 colonies totaling 50,000 at ni^t, about 
lialf that or less in the day. All three colonies on 
fresh e^s, A small groi^) with 60 young abcrut to fledge 
had nested in the lagoon area. " 
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November 10, 1964 -Sibley: "One fresh (still wet) egg found in large 
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vx group 
November 11, 1964 --Sibley: "Estimated over 3000 in 3 scattered groups. 
^ A few nestlings still left. A number of immatures % 
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still left." 
November 9-12 1964 -Sibley summary: "2 collected, 51 banded, 20 blood 
samples. Estimated 10,000. About 3,000 on ground. 
1 fresh egg. Numerous immatures and a few nestlings. 
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