Gene Kridler to Roger Clapp 
January 1970 
p.10 
trying to remember whether some contained eggs or not, I don’t have any 
notation of any eggs in my field notes here, so therefore the comments 
for Fairy Terns are: 32 nests with eggs, ik nests without eggs, etc., 
is Frigatebird data. 
Question 16 - I gather that the nest counts on Frigatebirds, Blue¬ 
faced Boobies and Red-footed Boobies was yery exact but there T s no class 
data entered for Brown Boobies. Yes Roger, this is a complete count so 
it should be Class A data. Just let me check my notes just to be sure. 
Yes, this is a complete count, so enter the symbol A for class data for 
Brown Booby. The Gray-backed Tern nests, enter that as Class A also. The 
only notes I have on the Gray-backed Tern is that most contained chicks, 
some rather large. 
Now questions on the May-June 1969 report - if it’s all right with 
Dave I think I’ll use part of his account on Necker Island and Necker 
Island history as his experience with the sharks should certainly get across 
how difficult it is to land on that island. Go ahead and use it. 
Question 17 - would it be all right if I stated to the effect that 
most birds have young - this is on Gardner Pinnacles. This is ok, go ahead. 
Question 18 - Dave says yes, he can remember that some of the Blue- 
faced Boobies had rather large downy young while other nests had eggs and 
he says that the Common Noddy nests with eggs was noted but he doesn’t 
recall anything about the Brown Boobies. And the absence of breeding Sooty 
Terns is incredible and Dave says yes, he thought so too and considering 
that any shelter on Gardner Pinnacles I don’t see how any of these birds 
get anywhere where they would be protected by the winds for any severe 
storms in that area I would think would have rather devastating effects on 
some of the nesting populations. 
Your last comment about the Monk seal data - why don’t you go right 
