mom booby 
Annotated List -- p.2 - 
— LISXABSKI 
9 July 14-17? t 65 (RSO Kept) Estimated population------- 100 ad, 
20 yg. 
Blood samples ----Bone 
Banded -------------- 2 yg. 
On Lisianski a small colony of about six pairs were rearing nearly full-grown 
chicks. At least one of these birds was able to fly a little 
LQf 13 June 16-19? *66 (PCS Kept) Estimated population ---— 90 adults 
(incl. nestl,local, imm. ) 10 young 1 
Bests / eggs --—-- 5 
Banded--- 8 
Collected -- 0 
Blood samples- 9 
Returns ------ 1 (fr. Lis. ) 
At least 10 nests occurred near the inner edge of the Scaevola association on 
the northwett part of the island. Eight had small 'chicks; and three had eggs. 
(one had two eggs).] Roosting birds were scattered over the island, bringing 
the total estimated population to about 100 birds. 
Crossin note^ that the birds caught for blood sampling appeared exceptionally 
small and light as compared with other northern Brown Boobies. J 
(RSC summ) A small colony of 7 pair nere ground nesting on the 
west shore near the main landing — 3 nests with eggs, four with chicks. Scattered 
individuals are found roosting on other Darts of the island. One other small 
group of ca, 3 pair were poted the last night south of the main landing near i 
the west shore.. Conservative estimate of 100 birds. 
(PCS summ) The few nests seen (8 with young, 1 with two eggs) 
were near the inner edge of the Scaevola association near the EW side of the 
island. A few more roosting birds were scatterred over the island. Total 
pops 100 birds. v 
LSft 17 Oct. 18-20, *66 (KB Rept) Estimated population ---- 200 + 25 ^ 
Banded -- 5 
Recaptured --- 2 
Interisland -—-- 1 
Collected --*-— Bone 
Forty seven adult Brown Boobies and 3 sub-adults were seen during the diurnial 
survey on 18 Octboer. As with Blue-faced Boobies, this species was more abundat 
on the island at night when two roosting clubs of about 30 birds were seen 
in addition to ; scatterred individuals or pairs of birds. 
One bird had a nest with 2 eggs, one of ^te a rimt. Id other nests 
were seen during the survey. Inferisland from Wake banded April ±y j 
