SCHREIBER 
CHRISTMAS ISLAND 
as i got back into the rover they returned an 
y.1 AApril countinued drinking. Really a great display 
| of flying ability. Saw one LESSER FRIGATES male 
in amoung these birds. The 3>nly LF that i am sure 
V i have seen. 
On the road to south point at the "observation 
point" counted 100+ feeding just beyond the suff 
line, and also lined up over the beach between 150 
and 300 feet. Most of these birds were imm and sut 
ad. Returning along the lagoon side of the island 
saw several colonies of frigates, one in the 
Isles Lagoon. est 4-500 pairs but must check, 
BLUE FACED BOOBY: nest with two eggs and one 
adult near the buried cable near the manulu lagoon 
bridge., nest with one egg, near carver way. In 
field near Aeon Field counted 12 pairs of bfb. at 
rip of island several pairs of bfb, between isles 
algoon and carver way found a chik approx a year 
old. along carvers way a chick a month old. Near 
normaIn lagoon an adult with two eggs. 
( BROWN BOOBY: om Manulu lagoon saw five adults 
plunge dividg. along beach saw one adult fling sou 
th. At tip of island counted 12+ pairs of BB near 
site K, one chick 2-3 months old. This seems to 
be the only place where they are concentrated. 
RED FOOTED BOOBY: along fcx&KhxxKxrxcarver way, 
two ckciks, bear isles lagoon, one chick month and 
the other 2 months old. at tip of island, 100+ 
pairs of rfb in scaevola,this is near site K. 
Nrothof carver way along normans lagoon there are 
am many pairs of birds in trees some just beginning 
to nest and some with eggs, most with just nests, 
will check them out if i can find my way back, est 
saw 500 pairs, all dark or intermediate phase, wi 
th dark wings, and upper back but lifeht extending . 
half way between the wings toward the head, the re 
st of the body is white, bill pi blue with the 
pink outline. Have not seen any imm flying around 
or sub ad either that i can remember, the colonies 
seem to be of rather good size, or just p one or 
two pairs in a tree, sometimes near the frigates 
but often alone. 
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SCHREIBER - 
CHRISTMAS ISLAND 
27 april 
SOOTY TERNS: along beach at observation point 
saw 8 adults flying along the creast toward the 
south. beginning about a mile north of carver 
: way and extending to five miles south of carver wa^ 
there are sooty terns inthe air, in most places th* 
are about 100 to 200 feet in the air, but in sever* 
spots were sitting on the gorund, one group in low 
dead lepturus which i walked into and they all tod 
off and flew away and did not land agin . Most of 
thebirds are over what looks like thick Scaevola 
and perhaps they will nest amoung tit. this display 
looks very much like the beginning of a new nestix^ 
season. About half the birds have thenew long tall 
feathers and the rest had old warn rectrices. Die* 
not see any young birds. Est total seen at 40,o0I 
but that could be way off. The group on the grourt 
wa® one mile south of carver way on the shore road 
As get farther south there are sczttered flocks of 
St wwirling in the air, one SW of aeon fild, aother 
near the Dakota strip,, the birds inthe big flock 
V .further north seem to just die out after a few mi 
les, and then there individual flocks are evident 
instead of the long loose flock. Looks like the 
beginning of a new nesting cycle, 
REDJTAIEED TROPICBIRD: along beach saw two,near 
the K site saw 5-6 pairs displaying, near normans 
lagoon counted five in air, one chased by frigates 
but it gave them norhting. Courtship flights 
seen but none have been seen on the groud. even 
though i have looked. 
BRISTLE THIGEHED CURLEW: near evening #w saw a toa 
ol of 8, widely scattered, on the area near the 
lagoon: area or time?? 
RUDDY.TURNSTONE: saw two near the swimming hole, 
both in breeding plumage. * 
GOLDEN PLOVER: counted total of approx 30. 
( WANDERING TATTLER: saw probably some 15. 
UEDGiiTAILED SHEARWATERS: someplace along the west 
highway, north of carvers way found two colonies of 
wts, adults in burrows in afternoon, two in one 
burrow. examined vie that i could get to the end 
of, no eggs or chicks, all birds dark phase, est 
total of 200 burrows. Hope that i can find them 
again. all birdw with ies fresh plumage, not.war* 
