Kri&ler Comments 
(to HBC) 
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Last entry - 1967 24-25 March, population estimate 1 , 000 * Under 
remarks - hundreds of adults seen during the day increasing to thousands 
at night. Several downy chicks were found. USBSFW. 
Christmas Shearwater - under populations - last sentence - starting with 
these estimates and going on to say it’s possible that intensive banding might 
reveal greater numbers present. Banding would not, censusing would. I would 
strike out the word banding and substitute censusing instead. Banding has 
its place but it is not everything. Annual cycle - your first sentence I'd 
say this, there's no doubt about it at all but I would strike out the word 
"is somewhat earlier" and just say "is earlier". We know it is, somewhat 
is a weasel word. The same pertains to breeding habitat. In that sentence 
this species tends to nest on higher elevations. Should be:This species nests 
in higher elevations. Tends is another weasel word. 
Next page - sentence .... among the rocks, etc. After September 1967 add 
"and near Miller's Peak in August 1968. Wow you're citing Heiden again, and 
what he observed and here again, Heiden saw some things butt most of the 
observations were made by myself,primarily myself and Kasaka and Berger. The 
last paragraph about Wetmore's statement "they nest in little shelters, etc 
my comment is that this is correct, according to my observations. I believe 
we banded some Christmas Island Shearwaters there, but just a few birds. 
Still on Christmas Shearwaters 
Another entry way down here - in 1968 2 b -25 August, population estimates 
6 - under remarks - 3 adults and 3 chicks found near Miller Peak. The chicks, 
were almost completely feathered except for a small amount of down on the top 
of the head and the nape of the neck. USBSFW. 
Red-footed Booby - last sentence - builds nest in low bushes of _Eritcha.rdia 
palms. If you are going to mention Chenipodium .in the-other species accounts 
accounts you might as well mention it here and say builds bulky nests in 
Chenipodium, Sesbania or Pritchardia palms. 
Then under populations - the second paragraph I'm goihgn.to take exception 
to your statement there. You say that the relatively low level of accuracy 
of the more recent estimates makes It impossible to state that the population 
actually was larger at that time. Don't base all your observations on one 
trip, Roger. The March estimates except for those in 1967 and 68 were very 
good especially that of 1964 and we made a special point of getting good 
counts on ohe frigates and also the Red-£ooted Boobies. 
Getting back reading through the account again - under status - I would 
strike out everything that pertains to nests including my comments. You cover 
it here under breeding habitat. Status should just be numbers, occurrence 
and things like that. The nesting is taken up in your breeding habitat. Uo 
sense being redundant. Banding - we banded a number of adults there and I'll 
have to check my records on this. On your table sheet - the last entry- 
go March 1967 I lined out a sentence about only 5 percent of the bests with 
s, none with young. That should remain in. 
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