RED-FOOTED BOOBY - Annotated List 
NIHOA 
March 7-9- 1968 
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aacatea that the population was currently at or near its egg laying peak. 
Sviaentry the nesting cycle was somewhat earlier than in 1967 when only 
10 nests checked had eggs at the same time of year. 
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py far the greater proportion of the 'nesting population^ about half 
was 1 sound in the killer Peak - Miller Plateau area with the rest of the 
population rather evenly scattered over the rest of the island. This 
species seemed - far less prone to clumping in its nesting distribution 
unan am tne frigatebirds and only seldom were more' than 2 or 3 nests 
c^u^e^y situated. . * 
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ho ■suoaduiu or immature Dirds were seen by me but one adult dark 
pho,se Dim .as present and apparently paired with a white-phase bird* 
-kO^^er Was fie only dark phase bird seen on'the entire Leewards survey. 
