Date 
June 17^ 1965 
May 18, 1965 
July 5, 1965 
Sept. 21, 196^ 
Sept. 21, 196k- 
Sept. 20, 196^ 
Observations of Great Frigatebird Parasitism at Sea 
Birds of Unkno-wn 
Ship 8c 
Observers Position _ Time Observations _ 
Great Frigatebird- 3 
Cronwell I 82 O Sooty Tern- 35 -f- 2 
Wedgetail- 2 ” 
"Feeding. Frigates chasing terns" 
1210 Great Frigatebird - 2 
Sooty Tern-27 
"cT frigate chasing Sooty Tern; 
? or imm." 
Shearwater 1217 Frigate - 1 
Wedge-tail-1 
"Frigate had wedfeetail in water, 
ship scared off frigate" 
Shearwater l4l0 Great frigate-1 
Booby sp. -2 
"Boobies probably masked. Frigatebird 
diving on boobies that were diving 
on fish. School of porpoise beneath." 
Sheaarwater 0713 Great Frigate-1 
Wedgetails- 35 
Sooty Tern- 1 
Feeding flock. Most of birds low 
but Sooty and Great Frigate put 
at 70 feet by observer. Botes state 
"appeared to be feeding, frigate 
chasing wedgetails" 
Shearwater O905 Frigate- 6 E 0=200 ft. 
Wedge-tails- 3 low, feeding 
"one [frigatebird] attacking geeding 
wedgetail." 
