Notes on a visit to Laysan Island 
p.2 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater : (Dec>3) About 150 dead young on the beach. Saw several in 
weakened condition. Made skin of bird found with broken wing. (Dec.4) Wedge-tailed 
Shearwater young are in the last stages of feathering. (Dec. 10) Saw several 
Wedge-tails in the surf attempting to fly. 
Sooty Storm Petrel : See summary statement; p.3 
Bonin Petrel; ' (Dec.9) One burrow dug up contained two mature birds. 
Bulwers Petrel : None mentioned in notes; apparently absent. 
Bed-tailed Tropicbird : (Dec.5) Found fully feathered young under bush near camp. 
No adults seen yet'. (Dec.9) Saw adult Bed-tailed Tropicbird leave area where young 
was. I examined the spot and found the young gone. (Dec. 10) Three Bed-tailed 
Tropicbird adult s flew over the landirg. 
. (Dec.3) 
Blue-faced Booby ; Blue-faced Boobies seen, one immature. (Dec.4-) Saw another Blue¬ 
faced booby young — full grown but not full plumaged. 
Bed-footed Booby : See summary statement; p.3. 
Brown Booby : See summary statement; p.3 
Great Frigatebird : (Dec.4) A few frigates unable to fly but most able (Dec.6) Saw two 
young frigates with down around neck, still being fed by parents. 
Sooty Tern : (Dec.4-) Saw several Sooty Terns in the air , none on the ground. (Dec.4) 
Common at night but not seen during the day. 
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Gray-backed Tern ; No mention is made of this species in the notes. Apparently not 
present 
Common Noddy : (Dec.4) Saw a Common Noddy fledling and an immature not quite able 
to fly. (Dec.7) Birds seen on eggs and young seen. (Dec.8) Saw subadult Common Noddy 
just able to fly. 
Hawaiian Noddy ; (Dec.4) Most of Hawaiian Noddies in Casuarina have newly hatched 
chicks; some with eggs. Finches seen eating egg from nest. (Dec.8) About 1 f 2 the 
Hawaiian Noddies in the Casuarina have ; young or eggs. 
Fairy Tern (Dec.3) Most abundant at SW sector; several in flocks; no eggs seen. 
(Dec. 4)’ 1 r Z grown young, still in down stage, seen on outer beach ridge. (Dec.6) 
Fairy Terns on eggs at rock pile at south end. 
Bristle-thighed Curlew : (Dec.3) Counted on outer beach: 23. Curlews seem concentrated 
near the coral ledge at the SW corner of the island. Counted on inner beach [= lagoon?! 
:52. Total counted: 75* (Dec.8) Saw curlew insert bill in already broken albatross egg 
and drink conte nts. 
Buddy Turnstone : (Dec.3) Counted on outer beach: 427* Counted on inner beach: 2341 
Total: 2858. (Dec.5) Examined injured bird for ectoparasites. Found several large 
ticks under bill on neck. Noted in evening large flocks of Buddy Turnstones roosting 
on rocks on the north and south ends. (Dec.8) Saw Buddy Trunstones feeding around 
broken gooney egg (flies?) 
Golden Plover : (Dfec.3) Counted on outer beach: 10. Counted on inner beach: 37. 
Counted on inner beach: 452. Total: 462. (Dec.4) Banded 12 plover. (Dec.3)Banded 
5 plover: 592:84301-05. Banding summary: 17 banded. 592-306-17 banded on Dec. 4 
