Blue-faced Booby 
Lisianski 
Breeding Distribution 
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March 1915 - 
mid-May 1923 - 
mid-Feb, 1963 - 
mid-Mar. 1963 - 
late Aug. 196^ - 
mid-Mar. 1965 - 
mid-July 1965 —-■—- 
mid-June 1966 *- 
early* June 1967 *-•: 
late March 1968 - 
Data : 
:(Young) found mostly alongshore just out of reach of the 
highest surf line .—some of them -were found nesting near 
the frigatebird rookeries. (Munter, 1915) 
: All nesting on the ground though mainly concentrted near 
the grass plot. (Wetmore, 1923) 
: nesting among the albatrosses -- numerous... nesting along 
east shore with Laysan Albatross. (WOW) 
? nesting along the perimeter of the vegetation. (WOW) 
: one female incubating a single egg in an open area among 
the Scaevola. (FWW) 
nested only at the perimeter of the vegetation, (Rept)— 
almost all of the nests were at the edge of the vegetation, 
either along the beach proper or along areas of sand projecting 
inward to the center of the island. The greatest concentration 
of nesting birds were at the southern end of the island. (RBC) 
no particular area on the island seemed to have a concentration 
of birds. (RSC.) 
nesting birds were restricted to the edge of Scaevola at the 
top of the storm beach, but were found here all around the 
island. No concentrations of nests occurred. Inland areas 
were apparently too well vegetated for this species. (PCS) 
Perhaps .... 99$ of nests were on the high ground just above 
the bush around the entire island. (DBS) Most common along 
the beach at the edge of fringing Scaevola. 
no nests were found except around the beach...nests were 
behind the beach front, but none in the center of the 
island. -- boobies were distributed around the beach except 
for one area on the east beach where steep beaches and non™ 
windy areas were found. 
On the afternoon and evening of the 20th I attempted to make 
as complete a nest count as possible and g... The island was 
arbitrarily divided into three areas to see If one area or 
another was more favored by the early nesters. Area 1 was from 
the Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge sign (camp)around the 
north end of the island to whereta distinctive, dike like 
portion of rocky reef estends outward from the east side of 
the island (roughly the northwest, north and northeast half 
of the' perimeter). Area 2 was from this point to the high 
south point of the island (» roughly the southeast half of the 
east perimeter). Area 3 was from the high south point to camp 
( = roughly the south, southwest and central west perimeters). 
As Table 1 below shows. 
