Lisianski 
Red-footed Bo|)by 
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Breeding Distribution Data 
mid-March 1965 -: roosting ...widely scattered on Scaevola. nesting...widely 
scattered on Scaevola. They nested ., in small groups all 
around the island in Scaevola. 
mid-July 1965 --: Scaevola and other larger bushes were used for nesting. 
There was a tendency for birds to colonize.... but many 
nests were scattered among the frigatebird nests. 
mid-June 1966 - 2 Most nesting birds were at the north end of the island in 
Scaevola. 
late March 1967 -: All nests were in Scaevola from 1 to k 1?2 feet high. 
Construction was primarily of tribulus with small amounts 
of Scaevola and Boerhaavia. Checked out 85 nests, all newly 
constructed and all with sprigs of fresh vegetation. 
madly June 1967 ---: This species nests on Scaevola with a nesting concentration 
at the northeast corner. (See repoff by Burchhalter). 
Non-breeding Distribution Data 
late August 1964 -: The birds roosted in all available tree sites including 
Casuarina, coconut palms, one dead tree, and Scaevola 
throughout the island. 
mid-March 1965 --: They roosted ... in small groups all around the island 
in Scaevola. 
mid- Jape 1966 -: ..... several hundred ... roosted in scaterred groups all 
around the island in the highest Scaevola and in the 
Casuarina trees.., the number of roosting birss that comes 
in at night is considerable. 
mid Oct. 19 66 -: Numbers increased at night with the influx of roosting birds. 
Most of the birds roosted on the 3-8 fot Scaevola that 
occupies a broad area between the beach and the interior of 
the island. 
