KOWLABD 
br«ding data. 
GBii&T 'FRIGATESIHD 
S\C. 1 March 19 , 1963 — Wfrtz: ".. ,0n the Northeast "beach is a flock of several 
thousand immature frigates, hut I have only seen ah out 200 
adults on the island, and these usually roost in the dead 
trees behind the lighthouse [" Wirtz has confused lesser and greater 
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frigates here - imatures are lesser and the ones roosting in 
the trees are mostly, if not all, greaters. He may M not have 
mentioned presence of immature frigates in the trees because of 
lumping the two species * 
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StC *2 July 5 , 1963-Sibley: t5 He (-^.Marshall) was doing Great -Yigatebirds 
(30 plus) all nesting in trees. !l 
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July 5-8, 1963 -Sibley: nesting only in grove of dead trees. 31 nest with 
eggs, 6 nests with small young, 11 nestlings "banded 
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(total 48 nests). Uo immatures seen." 
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GHE-iT FRIGATES IKD 
• 1 - 
July 6-8, 1963 - Sibley: Besting only in grove of dead trees. Many nest only 
a foot or so off the ground on fallen tree trunks.’’ 
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October 9-1^» 19^3 — Sibley: 1 nest with egg. 
October 18-21, 1963 — Sibley: no nest. 3 immatures banded 
(*; 7 
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October 9“-!^* 1963 -Sibley: Estimated 40 birds. Very few roosting. 1 nest with 
egg* 3 blood samples. 
— Sibley: 7 blood samples, 3 immatures and 1 adult banded 
October $ 18-21, 1963 
no nest 
