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Annotated List 
DIHOA 
p.2 
March 8-9, 1967 
(Hackman. POBSP) 
one., including me> 
Sept, 33-1^ 1967 
(Kridler) 
(Bept)Population estimates 20+ adults courting (Dotes) 15-20 in 
air at mid-day. Several birds were seen under rocky by various 
parly members but no eggs or chicks were seen. Suspect that no 
checked very hard. 
Common but'mostly adults. A few very large chicks were observed. 
Do population estimates made. 
March 7-55 1968 
(Clapp) 
Bed-tainea Tropicbird 
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Estimated popu 
h_o. u 
on 
150-200 
Although a fair number of these birds were seen flying over the island 
and displaying only a very smarm number were found on the ground ana none 
of those checked were found to have laid eggs- Qa_. 50 were seen flying 
over the island at one time by Kridler and I saw 12 in flight over the north 
side of the island on the 8th. Some 15 were seen in flight over the central 
portion of the Miller'Valley area about noon. Probably not more than ten 
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were found on the ground by all party members. 
