Notes by Ely on Laysan in small green memo book 
Sooty Tern — open sandy areas in Eragrostis 
Christmas Shearwater — edges of Scaevola. 
Largest rock pile -- 4 White Tern nests with eggs. 
Sept. 8 
An estimated 250 Golden Plover on blowout area. 
Small aster-like (or fleabane) plant. 
9 coconut trees, 6 fruiting -- talllest 35 feet. Pluchea - just southwest of 
coconuts. North pond: 59 teal (2 of 18 banded approached me) 8 SW of N. pond 
(largest patch) Finches especially common in Pluchea « Eragrostis on east 
side of lagoon. Teal -- others seen. : 4. 20 small pond E. of lagoon; + 24. 
At SE end - 2 coconuts, 20 T high - no fruiting. 
Collections ; Brown Noddy fresh egg 
White Tern with incubated egg, nearly ready to hatch. 
Photo Log- Laysan 
from tall bench mark near Casuarina _ 
1) NW tip of island 
2) overlap to east 
3) farther east 
4) coconut trees at N end of lagoon 
5) blow-out area 
6) SW end of lagoon with coconut palm % 
7) shot across lagoon to ESE 
Sept. 9 
Blue-faced Booby club - SW corner : 11 birds (about l/2 to l/3 uaual size) 
- 38 -- wing 238 
— 39 - 237 
-—-43 ©@ 237 
— 45 230 
---46 238 
White Tern measurements 
(tail?) 37 
37.5 
38 
35.5 
39 
BP, no molt, on egg 
No molt, on egg. 
No molt, on egg. 
No molt, on egg. 
No molt, on egg. 
Molt data for Black Noddies - 9 Sept. 
712-51929 
ER&L 9 (1/3) 
47 
No 
molt 
30 
Fresh, no molt 
48 
10 
(1/4) 
31 
PPL 8 (in sheath) 
49 
10 
(1/5) 
32 ERL 1 (new) 
33 ERL 8 (2/3) 9 (missing) 
34 ERL 9 (3/4) 
35 ERL 8 (4/5) 9 (missing) 
36 ERL 9 (1/3) 
37 ERL 9 (nearly complete) 
