Sundell, R. A. 
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Great SVigatebird IOO+ about twenty birds flushed from the colony? 
a second fresh egg was noted on a nest site a few feet from the first 
During the early afternoon we talked by radio with Ken Araermn and 
Jim Ludwig on Rare. 
A full mom prevented banding as was the sage last night. 
December 1—The morning was spent catching up an field notes. 
A survey of the colony was made between 2s 30 and 3*30 p.ta. An 
immature Red-footed Booby with a badly broken left Wing was found close 
to the barracks along the causeway. From the deep pitched voice the 
bird was known to be a female. Since the break in the wing was extremely 
serious and could not possibly heal Garage dispatched the bird. It 
vac then taken to the pumphouse and feather lice were removed from it 
and preserved. Hie dead bird was then taken to the bird colony and thrown 
away. Tie following birds were recorded. Rad*fSOfeid Booby 1*0+ 3* Brow n 
Booby 8, Great Frlgatebird 150+ | # Noddy Tern 60+ % Golden Plover 35+ 5, 
Ruddy ironstone 25 ± 5 , Wandering Tattler 1. 
Between 6 and 7 p.m. I went to the point, at the northeast part 
of the island for target practice (firing off excess 14*1 ammunition) 
with Alan Homles and Wilkie King. About 130 Noddy Terns and 1 Hawaiian 
Noddy were Observed. Just before leaving Holms caught a Red-footed 
Booby adult that had fallen to the ground stunned from a collision with 
a guy wire. The bird was taken to the barracks on the truck where it 
was bonded and released. It took off from the seaplane ramp, dropped 
onto the water and then took off again flying north away from the island 
arid finally turning toward the bird colony before it became too dark to see 
