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CHRISTMAS IALAND 
deeding just over the reef about half way to londo 25 i 
BLUE GRAYNODDY TERK: individuals seen with Che 
noddys above and also around thes lagoon where the ^ 
y seem to be more of them, only w saw about 25 
FARIY TERN: again, this species mixed with 
one above. est 3o seen# . . . 
CRESTED TERN: saw several flocks of these bir 
"feeding on the freshwater(?) ponds scattered oe 
the island. Est total seen of 75 birds. Feeding 
by plunge diving and quite noisy while doing it. 
Seem to be some immature birds (mostly xmm) 
but cannot really tell without Querying closer. 
CHRISTIES IALDN WARBLER: while driving along the 
road near old camp, saw a flycatcher^like bird 
fly off the wires and into a bush. ot out 
could not see where it had gone and it did not 
respond to aqueeking. Then across the road heard 
a call and investigating found two birds in a 
Pluchea or messerschmittia bush, must have had a 
nest, got within 2 feet of the birds before they 
flew and were very nervous while 1 was around. 
Actually saw a total of 3 birds and am sure they 
are nesting. Will have to check. 
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Land crabs all over the island, also some hermit 
crabs. Saw three cats, which dudley cook wants 
shot. Also several skinks, not identifiel and the 27 
re are mourning geckes all over. 
26 April ,, . . _ « . 
Drove to London in the morning to talk with D. Cool 
and got his records to look over. Still in the 
process of getting settled here and beginning to 
find my way around the island. Sence of direction 
seems to be a bit confused since am not sure which 
way is north. Have to remember that ghe wind blows 
from the east. On the drive to london, saw and 
counted 14G0LDEN PLOVERS, only two of which were ii 
spring breeding plumage. These brids seem to be 
along the road feeding on the dead crabs and the 
fly either along the road or into the scrub whe 
flushed. Also in the morning saw CIS AND BRO N 
NODDY flying into wind toward the °^ e ^* plp 
time, between 9 and noon did not see and PIP. 
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ppil. Went back to find the WARBLER and after much 
squeeking it appeared and i got a few pictures. 
Could not find its mate. It really disappears inti 
the bushes but seems to stay low and outside of an 
zrea of about10 feet. Saw it on the ground twice 
but must of the time spend in the scaevola and 
Messerschmittia above about a foot. This bird is 
on the corner of Biulding E-4 at the old camp. It£ 
call is a combination of flycatcher like soulnd 
as well as a chur, chur,weep with the middle chur 
hurried and quiter with the accent on the weep. 
During the afternoon wind drove along the road ner 
the Deep Water Lagoon trying to look for frigates 
and anything else that i could find. Got back to 
near one colony of GREAT FRIGATES but was separatee 
from them by a deep water channel, only 25 yards ox 
wide. There were approx 50 males in full breeding 
sacs and calling in the very low scaevola, a few 
females around and approx an equal number of immat: 
ure and subad birds as there were € males. Could 
not get too close. 
Seem to be having a hard time getting started doeii 
g night work. There is just too far to get between 
what colonies or individual birds there are...... 
April 
In morning drove back to see if i could find the 
friagtes again but could not, just got lost. 
FRIGATES: in morning while looking around came to 
a pool where the frigates were drinkin. counted 
8 males, 2 sub ad male( birds with white breast 
patches and gular sacs), 4 females, and 2 imm 
swooping and drinking in a pool about 9x5 yards 
, sunk two feet below the surface of the ground, 
and scaevola up to about fi six feet surrounding 
but none within 15 yards.. The water was about 
2 feet deep and there were three sucker like fish 
about a foot long in the water. The birds were 
making coutiinuos passes at the pool, up wind arid 
drinking, with some noise accompaining the proceec 
tire. Males would drag sac in water when fly by. 
Wh e n i got out of the rover and approached the pool 
all the birds disappeared and flew off but as spor 
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