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HOWLAND 
■ANNOTATED LIST 
Lesser Frigatebird 
Iky 18, 1965 
May 19, 1965 
Sibley: " All nests in dense colony on SE corner of the island 
Nesting in ava used in 1964. Perhaps 3000 nests SM3L with eggs 
or small young. 31 blood samples. 
Sibley: " 1 collected, 19 blood samples. Area of colony which 
was blood sampled last night was almost entirely deserted. 500+ 
nest ares. One adult nesting with the Greater Frigate colony. 
Iky 20, 1965 - Sibley: "543 nests with Sgp + 200 eggs loose on ground. About 
50-70^ of nest platforms empty. SMIL Area 30-40' x 170’ 
nest# 
distance to 
near 
nest diam. 
height 
in 
Portulaca 
i 
24" 
22" 
24" 
42" 
12" 
4" 
n 
2 
19 
20 
24 
18 
12 
5 
M 
3 
30 
25 
31 
37 
13 
3 
11 and Trib, 
4 
24 
33 
27 
31 
12 
1.5 
in 
lepturus 
5 
21 
34 
32 
45 
9 
1 
in 
Portulaca 
6 
30 
32 
20 
24 
12 
4 
It 
7 
18 
31 
24 
50 
8 - 
2.5 
If 
8 
16 
22 
20 
19 
10 
3 
II 
9 
33 
23 
22 
2 4 
12 
2 
If 
10 
19 
26 
36 
35. 
10 
2 
All made of 
Boerhaavia, & 
Tribulus 
stems. Ground cover 
of 
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Portulaca., Lepturus, Tribulus and Boerhaavia, Soil broken coral 
rubble 1/4" in diameter with sand and guano * About 50% of ground 
surface covered* Median height of vegetation 4”* Nesting colony 
on SE side. Long axix of colony arranged along side of island* 
# 
Boerhaavia 
Lepturus 
Portulaca 
Tribulus 
area 10 1 x 10* 
plant eou&t of 
all individuals 
# nests 26 
# nests w/eggs 1? 
# loose eggs 7 
80 feet to beach crest (high tide line). Old colony between 
present nesting area and beach. 
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