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the birds are gradually increasing the inflation and j 
p-.cnn-.ng Lnemse^ves* n.t oyju chery are 10 frigates wi fin ; 
their pouches inflated and showing courtshin behavior. 
i cbnducted the shore bird census of the island and 
cair.e up ’■ ---th oj Golden Plovers 3 and ?.0 Ruddy Tn^qf.n-.b m 
and tnree Wandering Tatterlers* /(l X saw Two ducks 
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While conducting the shore-bird^ census I saw 
ducm r .v ii_i.Cxi I a j (i ijure were Pintails ax ter referring ; 
to the Peterson Handbook* saw them bv tbs dock andB.ev* 1 
aisapeared and have not been seen aeain* LWr by 
I saw three fairy terms vrhil<> sit zr^ 'S^the 
other end of the island. 
mere were limo Vv edge-tailed Shearwaters flying 
around the island at 0900 and they laded by the ° E 
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transmitter building. 
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Jets ixev over the Hand and the birdw were disturbed. 1 
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■iWJt dj u xxevover trie j. elanu iL 'lls aoout 
one jrdie high, about 2 5$ of the Common Nod die w flew [ 
out quickly settled dwon again. The second Jet was ; 
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birds flew, I cound not detct d^dj any difference in the [ 
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this week and the birds are becoming accourastoned to the [ 
sound and are not disturbed as muck now as the were the [ 
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I counted 2150 Coumon Noddies this morning by I 
counting and estimation* 
I sat and watched three Uanderin^ Tattlers f^eHinr 
oy the dock® One seemed to be a male and the other 
ic.-aics* Iheie a uj.1i i^euce j.n sx^e and color 
3haractoristics e The male rray have been a bird in j 
nore of a breeding plumage, since it had spots on it i 
rnd the P-reydid not come as far do. n on t>X KpT!^ 1 n. 1 + 
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it was larger and had a longer neck and bill, unless j 
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