brown noddy - 
Annotated List - 
LISIANSKI 
bSfi 1 Feb. l4 ? 63 (FCS Dept) Estimated population --—*—■- 200 
Mar. 12'-13, *63 Banded, collected, bo-------none 
LSffi 3 Mar. 11-12, ! 64 (ABA Kept) Estimated population -- 25 
Number of nests -none 
4 Aug. 21-23, *64 (Kept) Estimated population --—- 1,600 adults 
400 immatures 
Banded, returned 
none 
No evidence of breeding. Roosting in Scaevola aad in many small flocks along 
the water edge. 
LiE# 5 Sept. 18 , *64 (ERF) Estimated population --— 2,700 
Immature birds present 
$ Mar. 12-14, f 65 (WOWRept) Estimated population 
Reproductive status 
Berlese samples -- 
Blood samples-- 
Banded -——--— 
Returns --- —--- 
Roosting and nesting birds were scattered over Scaevola and in ironwoods. Perhaps 
2000-3000 adults, with 400 + nests with eggs and small chicks present. 
(RBC summ) 100-200. These birds were relatively uncommon on the island but on 
the west side there were about 40 nests on the g round under the Scaevola. 
(DLS-Mar.13) There are at least 100 Common Noddies nesting under Scaevola, they 
are on eggs. (DBS summ) 1 found only one nesting area west of the south 
Casuarina tree. It was under Scaevola on top of the ridge. There were from 
50-75 nests. I found one dead chick which was about 3“7 days old. There are 
birds dancing around that do not have nests. 
LSj^ 9 July 1.4-17, *65 (RSC Rept) Estimated population ---- 10,000 adults 
3, 000 young 
Blood samples —---- 9 
Tick indidence -----—-- 0/55 adults 
4o/l50 immatutes 
with soft ticks, 4 adults with hard ticks. 
Specimens lost. 
Birds were distributed uniformly, over much of the area of the island wherever 
shrubbery grew. Nests were found both in the Scaevola and other shrubs and 
on the ground under Scaevola. The ground nests were very frail in comparison 
to those built in shrubbery. The nesting cycle was comparable on both islands 
(Laysan other island) and ranged from half-incubated eggs to young on the wing. 
-- 50C 
eggs and small yg. 
-- 5 
-- none 
-- 7 
— 2 
