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Wandering Tattler 
Thirty Wandering Tattlers were seen* They feed on the beaches 
and reefs at low tide* They were seen to roost on the inland with 
turnstones* 
Bristle-thighed Curlew 
One curlew was seen* It was on the interior of the island on a 
bare patch* The bird was observed only once* 
Sooty Tern 
Sooty Terns were seen regularly over the island day and night* 
The sooties were swirling over Howland Island during this period* 
Could this relatively small number of Sooty Terns over Baker Island 
be indicative of future nesting on the island? 
Common Noddy Tern 
The noddies were nesting on the island in the lagoon* There 
were immature bifds ranging in age from birds able to fly to 
nestlings only a few days old. There were 70 young birds of which 
62 were banded* One adult bird was banded* About 25 eggs were seen* 
Some of the eggs have probably been abandoned as the water level has 
risen and covered some of the nests* 
