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wing previously broken), Canada Noddy 650+ 50. Also one frigatebird 
>ras noted carrying nesting material to a channel marker about a mile to 
the north of the island. . ~ 
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Intense winds and two fairly long periods of rain during the night 
prevented banding. 
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Heating material was collected from three shearwater burrows just 
before noon and Is being run through the Series© funnels. 
Igven bei 25- ~Tue day was spent organising and labelling bands, tags 
and other tlema on. the shelves in our cube during the morning and rearranging 
all of the items In the trunks In the pump house during the afternoon. 
Late •in the afternoon observations we e made on a Golden Plover 
just outside the breeseway on the lawn on the north side of the 
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barracks. The bird was •.making very strong attacks on the body and 
particularly the heed of a deed Golden Plover, Sits is almost certainly 
an intense manifestation of displasement behavior. The territoriality 
Is so strongly dlfined that the bird returns Immediately after having 
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been drive away and resumes its attacks. A roll of color picburds was 
taken of this behavior. The activities continued after sunset in the 
artificial light from the building. When the dead bird was moved to 
the territory of another bird in front of the barracks (to tte west) 
negative results were obtained. 
Bunding was carried out from lit30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. but we were 
hampered greatly by very strong winds, intermittent rain showers and a 
three-quarters moon. Wa banded four Noddy Terns and three adult shearwaters. 
Five bands were recovered from dead birds* 
