-Annotated List 
LISIANSKI 
NODDY 
LS# 21 Aug.31-Sept.5^ T 67 (KBC-CAE Kept. ) 
Brown Noddy Population estimate -c. 10000 
Estimated # nests/eggs --- None? 
___ E stimated # small downy chicks c. 100 
Estimated # large chicks -c. 1000 
Estimated $ dependent imraatures -c. 2000 
Banded - 138l(adults) 
126 (young) 
.. 1507 (total) 
Returned . 1 (adults) 
Nonbreeding Brown Noddies were commonly found in several areas on 
Lisianski. During the day small flocks of from 10 to 50 birds roosted 
on the beaches of the island, particularly those of the west and north 
sides. At night many could be found roosting individually or in small 
groups in Scaevola above the beach crest, particularly on the south, west, 
and north sides. During the day scattered individuals and young roosted 
under the Scaevola or under overhanging tufts of Eragrostis . Other small 
groups of roosting birds were found in or under the low Scaevola in the 
interior of the island. • 
Breeding birds were found in the same areas but breeding seemed to 
be somewhat more concentrated on the northwest, west, and southwest peri - 
meters of the island. Most of the young birds were either fledged or 
near-fledging but a great many of them were still dependent on the adults 
for food (or at least regularly begged it from them). 
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On the nights of September 3-4, a Johnston streamered Brown Noddy was 
flushed from its roost in Scaevola above the northwest beach 1 Miere it 
roosted with two other Brown Noddies and a small group of Black Noddies. 
It was not seen again. The only return obtained was a bird that had been 
- banded- .on- 3Eure#________ 
(KBC notes) 
Common Noddies roosted around the beach in most areas 
on Lisianski* The only area largely devoid of such 
roosting Hocks was the east side of th9 island where 
we camped* Such flocks were noted on the sculptured 
rocks of the northeast beach, at many locations on the 
sandy west beach, and at the edge of the large south 
point and southeast beaches* A few Black Noddies 
occasionally roosted with these flocks but for the 
most part, most of the birds were Common Noddies* 
Made several counts of flock size on the northeast beach 
on Aug q #1® One flock of 35 rested between seals on the 
rocky area and further north groups of 14, 26,(at the 
sandy NE point) and 36 were counted* 
On Sept* 3 took a Common Noddy return, 773-18942 as 
it roosted in Scaevola with other noddies* It had no 
brood patch said the molt was RLP 1-2(N)3-10(0) for a 
FMS of 20 a On Sept* 4 I flushed a Johnston streamered 
Common Noddy from its roost in the Scaevola on the 
NW beach where it roosted with two other Common Noddies 
and a group of Hawaiian Noddies, but I was unable to 
catch the hire 
