Oct. 9-13* 1964 
SlrjjiDT summary? fS 6nest with 2 egg; 5 with small youcg> 22 with 
large young. 16 adults & 24 nestlings handed. 11 returns. 1 adult 
collected as skin. Estimated 75 adults , w 
Oct. 11, 1964 "—Hackman: Nest Description 
A. Solitary nest on northern edge of Bed-footed Booby nesting colony 
(see description under that species) Nest Site atypical* under a 
canopy formed hy a solid mat of Tribulus growing over a Cordia 
branch. Dimensions; 2S"XZ2'\ height 9 ,f Xl? ,g . Two entrances with well 
worn pathways facing n & e respectively. Floor hare of lining veg. 
hut littered with Trihulus debris including large number spiny seeds. 
B. Solitary nest in middle of Sooty Tern colony. A large nestling was 
sitting under a clump of Digitaria that had been hollowed out teepee 
fashion. Nest small* about 1 foot high by lG S! X14 gl deep. 
0. The reojr of the tropiebirds on the island were found nest ingin natu¬ 
ral recessions and under overhangs that exist along the outcropping 
of rocks on the nw beach crest and were not checked carefully. 
HAWLAND 
Birds- annotated list 
Bed-Tailed Tropiebird 
Feb. 1965~—HAG EM AN—— uncommon at present. Only 2 nests with 
small young. 
reb* 1, 1965 -- Thompson - “Only 5-10 seen* 2 nests with small 
young found* 
Feb, 2, 1965 —- Woodward —• y I also banded .,, 2 nestlings 
and 1 adult (this afternoon). No other nests were found 
Two adults were seen flying over, n 
Feb, 1, 1965 - Hackman recheck (Species Account) u Very few 
adults have been seen since our arrival. 
• # *« 
with a chick. Sstima 
returns. 7 adults 
. Estimated 50 adults. 
7 adults and 1 nestlin 
" 15 nests with one egg, 1 nest 
a -0 adults. 9 adults banded. - 
nd 1 nestling collected. " 
