schreiber 
moku Manu, Oahu, Hawaii 
schreiber 
moko manu, oahu, hawaii 
. 3 -*, 
6 Sept, con't 
Brown booby: at dusk there were many birds flying 
toward the west cliff of theisland and lznding 
on the shear face of the cliff just across from 
theledge near the cave. Counted 47 adults and 
immatures landing here and seemed to roost there 
for the night. Much guano below the rock edges w 
here they landed. 
BLUE FACED BOOBY:found an ad pr on fiwo eggs. When 
first doufd in the afternoon there was anunbanded 
female one theeggs. At night a banded male was 
in attendacne 737-45100. mokumanu march 64., and 
in themorning another male was in attendacne, very 
starnge. Jtsox also recaptured a banded subad 
in a small night slub on the eastern top, 757=3563. 
5, had brown flecks in scapular and rump, otherwis 
adult. . Banded two other sub adults frm this 
club. Found strange plumaged bird with brown 
booby head, bill and feet but size and other plum 
age like BFB. Retarded molt? or hybrid??? 
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GREAT FRIGATEBIRD: I estimate thenight roost 
population at around 2000 birds,with about 2/3 of 
them present during the day. About \ these are 
adult males ,\ adult females, and about 10&% ( no 
more than that) are birds with white heads, breast 
and belly, or dark mottled head with various 
amounts of black on belly. Only saw 3 or 4 one 
year old birds and no birds of the year. While 
we distr•bed the RFB and GF during the afternoon 
they towered over the island and i saw no chases 
by Gf. However, in the evening as birds were arr 
ivitig for toosting, i counted about 10 chases by 
females, none of which were successful and no male 
seen chasing. I wonder if they"know" that the 
rfb during the day have not been feeding and that 
£ is not worth while to chase them. Also when 
the birds were towered over theisand, a helicopter 
fromKahoene flew aroudnthe island at about ahlaf 
mile out and when it did so a± the tower moved in 
close to the island - some kind of avoidance 
reaction to this strange bird??? Birds roosting 
ill over thislnd, mostly on windly cliffs and also 
in heavy vegetation, on xt top and slopes. 
26 Sept, con't 
COMMON NODDY TERN: 
a large number of adults and 
immatures on the island, both on the cliffs and th 
vegeatated slopes, psobably more on the cliffs and 
many gathered into flocks on open ledges. I est 
pop at some 7-800 xrixiftx birds. KHianXiyxKHMM only 
counted 9 nestlings that were unable to fly yet an 
there will be flying within a week or so. Begirm 
ing at about 1830 hrs a distinct increase in numbe: 
rs of birds flying in toward theisland from the 
north west low over the water. Phil took molt. 
BLACK NODDY: saw several of theise birds flying 
around the ocean between coconut island and moko 
but there were few birds on theisland dring the 
afterooon. At about 1830 hrs flights began arriv 
ing from the west, low over the water and landing 
along the western cliff face, estimate that i coun 
ted some 150+ landing on the cliff. 
WEDGETAILED SHEARWATER: in afternoon found only 
three large downy chicks. At night tremondous 
increase in numbers ( where did they come from) of 
adults, literally covered the eastern vegetated 
slopes and estimate some 2000 pairs on theisland, 
all deeding clichs or just sitting around, found 
no eggs. 
CHRISTMAS ISLAND SHEARWATER: foudn three adults 
and one possbile immature ( all new feathers) on 
the top vegetated portion of theisland. No nests 
found. 
GRAY BACKED TERN: hear two flying around durng tb 
afternoon and found two on a rocky shelf on the 
top durin the afternoon at about 1830 hrs. 
C SOOTY TERN: heardone fly around durng the aftern 
oon and during the evening and throughout thenight 
intermittantly hxxd heard calls. None seen on la* 
SHOREBIRDS: WT not mcoe than 5, probaly that nurrfc 
RT: flock of 11 at 1830, scattered over island. 
GP two together at 1815, again in mornigg. 
