ADDITIONAL MATERIALS NOT FORMERLY EXTRACTED (RBC) 6/10/65 
RED_FOOTED BOOBY 
Howland Island Birds, Annotated List 
October 10, 1964 ---- Hackman -- "It might be worth noting 
s that as yet, I have not seen one Red-footed Booby with the 
offshore feeding flocks, 
close to the island. " 
None have been observed feeding 
October 12, 1964 - Hackman — ■ For the first time, several 
Red-footed Boobies were observed in the offshore feeding 
/ flocks. Neither of the two birds, one a very dark immature 
and the other an adult, was observed making a capture. " 
Feb. 
1-2, 1965- Hackman— Present in ’eery am all 1 numbers. Morman 
daytime population only 14 pair. Boosting pop. 40-50. 
7 nests witk eggs. 
Feb. 1, 
1954 -- Thompson -- l! Only a few present on the interior 
of the island nesting in Cordia which is dead and fallen 
down.. Fourteen pairs are present in the daytime and 
40-50 roositng at night. 
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Feb. 1, 1965 ----- Woodward -- "In the late afternoon we went 
to the dead Cordia to check . the Red-footed 
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Almost no red-foot nests. " 
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Feb. 1, 
Feb. 1, 
1965 ---- Hackman recheck (Species Accant) " not very 
common at present low point in the nesting cycle ?? 
Only 7 nests with eggs were found. Two other nests, 
with fresh cuttings of Xribulus will probably have 
eggs in the near future. Five nearly fledged 
nestlings were present//X2 of which were banded) Very 
few birds roosted in the colony this evening. " 
(Notes 2 nestlings, and 4 returns. ) 
1965 -- Hackman recheck (Journal) z"There were five 
immature red foots sitting around in the colony. 
Two, still a little hesitant about leaving the 
vicinity of their nests were easily captured and 
banded, four Incubating adults were also captured 
and their band numbers recorded. 
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