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Cameron and I s iw three ttttt KT'i'B over the Island 
at 1350 but they soon left the Island.! 
-l found a aeaci Wedge-tailed Shearwater in a burrow 
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I banded a chick which seemed weak and under fed 
c-.n^ ^7tt—fte-t, bure -u van "live out the chance’ - ic’wort'h— 
it. Its number is 535-* 3863* A '"edgetailed Shear- 
water chick* 
WEDGE*TAII£D SHEARWATER STUDY. 
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nlots acording to habitat and general lay of the land. 
There seems to be a relationship between the plants on 
certain areas and the {> tvne of clants in that area. 
I clan on doing micro-climate work on the different 
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There are two figures used as the study is set uo 
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not , but c-.i oho i,Ame' jo'Uo by i hope to add liun^ tc 
the study as Dr Kirkoatric adds ideas c and I think up 
new things to do. I want to take humidity and soil 
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counting the burrows ( including the burrows which have 
'caved in' buo vu th^niriiave ' beerr"uscu'"t 2 ii:w yea if* —Yov - 
each area. Vie are coring et.i ct~ d nvr* th q tr, 
see if there is a chick in the burrow and banding the 
chick if v;e can reach them* This doew not give an 
.male at ion 0 ’!* the numo-r of p tterrotad n r. hii r. 
mearly shows the number of burrows in the arsa* 
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never intended to be nest ( not thinking teologically) 
out the shape is different than nest burrows: they dow f t 
go down gut are onlv a few inches end or the snr fc on n-e f 
the ground. The nest burrow typically goes down about 
^ uo ^ wOw ooIovj ground. nur_aCo l to ; loon long, 
Mest burrows usjially ave leaves and grass stems in th*. 
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