Notes on a Visit to Lays an Island---p # 3 
Wandering Tattler ; (Dec.3) Counted on outer beach: 22. Counted on inner beach : 37. 
Total: 59. 
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Sanderling: (Dec.3) Counted on outer beach: 7. Counted on inner beach: 1. Total: 8. 
Hhoveler : (Dec.7) Saw 9 Shovelers OcftA??) on the west side of the lagoon. 
Pintail : (Dec.7) Saw 3 male Pintails (one not in full plumage) on the west side of 
the lagoon. 
Duck sp. (Dec.6) Saw a pair of ducks not Laysan Teals near the north end of the 
lagoon. Reddish head on male, white underparts but no pin-tail. Dr. Wilson also 
saw a duck- not pintail. 
Gull sp. (Dec.7) Saw a gull (Glaucous-winged or Herring?) feeding along the lagoon 
edge — same as yesterdays "strange bird n . (Dec.6) Saw strange bird feeding in 
Cyperus mats (flodded) near south coconuts. Large, almost as big as albatross, 
with large sharp heavy beak, gray all over with black and white fleeks. Long 
pointed wings in flight. Took picture. 
Least Sandpiper [? RBC1 (Dec.8) "Nixon Wilson saw a least sandpiper yesterday” 
Laysan Finch (Dec.4) Laysan Pinches seen eating eggs from Hawaiian noddy (nest(s). 
Also seen eating abandoned albatross eggs and coconut seeds in the north grove. 
Laysan Teal : (Dec.3) Ho Laysan Teal seen on outer beach or at Scaevola . (Dec.4) 
Caught duck 575-94117 - a male banded 9 / 7 / 6l in the same area. (Dec.3) Counted on 
inner beach: 112. (Dec. 4) Ducks concentrated at east side at water 1 s edge. "Pothole" 
effect in ???? grass favored by birds. Recovered 2 banded in 1961. 575-9^117 ad.cf 
that was young in 196I; 575-94248 ad cf. Banded 16 teal: 575-94259-274 (Dec.6) Saw 
flock of 55 Laysan Teal in water, some on Cyperus mats; some in morning glory by 
south coconut grove. Another 50 seen by Wilson on west side of lagoon at same time. 
(Dec.lO) Caught 4 9 ducks (lists two rec. ) 575-94180, 575-94177. Result of Dec.10th 
duck census around perimeter: 103 ducks. Average flushing distance: 13 yds. Range from 
0 to 40 for from 1-12 birds. Count on Dec. 3 gives 112:7§ of which it could not 
be observed whether were banded or not. Of rest 11 were banded and 25 unbanded. 
Banded: totals: 17 ( 5 cfcf, 12 99)- 
Sooty Storm Petrel : present. 
Albatross --: laying 
Bonin Petrel --: presnet, 
Red-footed Booby —: present, 
Blue-faced Booby —* present, 
Brown Booby -: present, 
Frigates --: present, 
Sooty Tern -: present, 
Common Noddy - : present, 
Hawaiian Noddy--: present, 
Fairy Tern --: present, 
Summary comments on birds 
not breeding. 
not breeding, 
breeding, 
not breeding 
not breeding 
a few fledglings, 
not breeding, 
breeding 
breeding 
breeding. 
