Lisianski 
Black Noddy 
Breeding Distribution Data 
mid-Feb. 1963 -—•: Hawaiian Noddies -were again nesting in large numbers in and about 
the Casuarina trees. 
mid-March 1965 -* ...nesting birds -were scattered over Scaevola and in ironwoods. 
These birds had small colonies in Scaevola and a colony in the 
Casuarina on the -west beach. ... nesting in fairly large numbers* 
in low Scaevola and isolated Casuarina trees. . . . ^hree were 
nesting colonies in Scaevola bushes all over the island. 
mid-July 1965 --—■: The population was mainly concentrated along the north side of 
the island in the few Casuarina trees and in areas of Scaevola 
where the shrubbery grew over 8-10 feet high. 
A few dozen nests occurred in each of the four live Casuarina 
trees and a few unoccupied nests were found in Scaevola.' 
[PCS - many roosting birds, mostly in Scaevola on west side. 1 
Birds found nesting in Casuarina which they seem to prefer and 
Scaevola. These northern birds do not employ plants from the 
reef as much as the ones on the southern islands do perhaps 
because such plants ar...(See' Hackmans notes for nest construct! on, 
materials, and height details.) 
early June 1967 —This species was nesting in the five Casuarina trees on the island 
and in the Scaevola a the southeast corner of the island. 
mid-June 1966 - 
mid-March 1967 - 
Non-breeding Distribution Data 
late Aug. 1964- 
mi.d-March 1965 * 
mid-June 1 966 =;■ 
mid-Oct. 1966 
early Sept. 1967 * 
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Found with Common Noddies along the shore and in Casuarina and 
Scaevola. Several found roosting in a small group of Casuarina 
at night. [FWW- Roosting mainly in the Scaevola on the northwest 
corner of the island near the Casuarinas - pers. comm.[ 
Roosting ...birds were scattered over Scaevola and in ironwoods. 
Many non-nesting birds roosted on the island at night ...found 
roosting abundantly in Scaevola at night....the birds began 
comin in in great numbers at dusk. [PCS - 
These terns were found in groups of about 50 to 150 in the Casuarina 
trees and in various areas of the Scaevola. They could be seen 
either during the daytame or night roosting in these areas. 
[PJG -mostly in Scaevola on the west side. pers. comm. ] 
Non-breeding Black Noddies were seen in smaller numbers than 
Brown • Noddies in most areas where the t wo species roosted 
together. An occasional Black Noddy or small group of them 
was seen roosting on the beaches or rocks with the Brown Noddies, 
and both species were regularly seen roosting together in the 
Scaevola along the island perimeter. The Black Noddies were 
decidely more numerous on the west side of the island (from 
the Fish and Wildlife Sign south to the southwest corner) and 
in the Scaevola on the southeast corner than in other areas. 
About 50 of these noddies roosted in each of the three clumps 
of Casuarina. 
