Noddy Tern (Anous stolidus) 
Current St at us : Breeds annually 
Prior Records : Munro (1941) saw this species off Nihoa, May 26-27/ 189 !. 
Fisher (1906) saw this species standing on the beach at Nihoa June 1-3/ and 
August 5-10/ 1902. Other records are Munter (1915)/ Wet,more ( 1923 )/ Vanderbilt 
and de Schauensee (1941)/ Kramer ( 1961 )/ Kramer and Beardsley ( 1962 ),, 
Population : Munter (op. cit) saw a roosting flock of about 500 birds on the 
beach/ March 18/ 1915. Wetmore (op. cit) estimated 4/000 birds June 11-16/ 
1923 . Vanderbilt and de Schauensee (op. cit) called them ’’extremely plentiful” 
August 7-15/ 1940. Kramer (op. cit) referred to them as ’’common” December 
10-15/ 1961. The P0BSP t r ip of June 5-6/ 1963/ while not landing/ saw thou- 
sands from offshore. The trip - of March 6/ 1964 estimated 600 individuals. 
The t of September 23-24/ 1964 estimated 7/000 adults using the island 
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and the teip of March 2k, 1965 estimated 1,000. 
Reproduction : Wetmore (op. cit) estimated, in June 11-16, 1923, 2,000 pair 
most having eggS/ although some had not yet laid. Vanderbilt and de Schauensee 
(op. cit) found all stages of breeding August 7-153 1940. Kramer (op. cit) 
reported eggs and downy nestlings on December 10-15/ 1961 while Kramer and 
Beardsley found eggS/ nestlings and immatures on June 10/ 1962 . 
The POBSP vie It of March 6 / 1964 counted one nest with egg/ two with 
nestlings/and adult birds performing courtship displays. The trip of September 
23-24/ 1964 estimated 3/500 large nestlings and one nearly hatched egg. The 
SI/AI/6Y MATY 
- tri p of March 24/ 1964 estimated 500 nests/ 90 percent with eggS/ 10 percent 
with nestlings. The timing of the breeding cycle of this species/ on Nihoa/ 
according to available records/ varies considerably from year to year. More 
data must be accumulated accurately to evaluate the breeding status of this 
species. 
