October 11, l-o4 ---- :iackman **- A Blue-faced Booby that was 
checked today had a partly digested 11 jack” and a flying f 
fish that had been regurgitated # First time I have.” ! 
encountered this. On both other trips the Blue-faced i 
Boobies had regurgitated, nothing but” flying fish, sl 
Oct* 12, IS 6.^ —•—HACKMAN Nest description, Nest scattered over the entire island* 
except in the Red-footed Booby dolony where a dense mat of Trihulus ex¬ 
ists® Nests most abundant on or near the beach crests. D&ta from 10 
nests StS follows® 
#1 Area free of vegetation - 14 ** dia. Plants in area Tribulus . Boerhavia . 
Portulaca . & Digitarta . Soil primarily coral rubble. No# depression. 
Apparently a new nest. 
#2 Area free of veg. 38 M X23 M . Plants in area Lent urns . Portulaca . Tribulus . 
v and Boerhaavia . Soil sandy with virtually all the coral rubble removed 
ij from the central nest i### depression. 
#3 Area free of veg. ? V* dia. Plants in vie. of nest Boerhaavia . Portulaca 
Tribulus . Slight depression. See diagram. 
#4 fame as #3 with addition of Lepturus to plants. 
#5 Area free of vegetation 28 n dia. Plants in Tie. of nest Portulaca . fri bu- 
lus* Digit aria. & Boerhavia . Deep depression. A more or less cleared are- 
6®X4 ^ s around nest containing only few isolated* badly trampled clumps of 
Boerhaavia . Predominantly sandy, 
#6 Area free of vegetation 40 ,! dia. Plants In vie. of nest Portulaca . Boer- 
haavife . & Digi t aria. Some plant material present in the nest @ Slight de¬ 
pression. Soil sandy with s few scattered bits of coral rubble. 
#7 Area free of veg. 31 ? * dia. Plants in vie. Digit aria . Boerh aavia. and 
Portulaca . Sandy depression with coral ring as in #3. 
#8 On solid coral rubble of beach crest* largest pieces 2 59 . No plants. 
Slight depression 15dia. 
#9 On beach crest. !gg laid on coral rubble* no central depression, Tery 
close to several clumps of Lepturus which has the appearance of being 
torn up - stems & leaves are strewn about in 31** dia. circle around egg* 
#10 Area free of veg. 3S sS dia. Plants in vie. Tribulus . Portu laca. Boerhaa- 
via . Centraldepression irregular in shape. Soli sandy. 
Rematks: All plant species within 2 1 edge of nest 1 s cleared area were re¬ 
garded as being in the vicinity of nest. Only one instance of two nests 
close together on sandy soil - nests 33 •* apart measured from centers of 
depressions. 
