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Wislocki, George S. 
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Survey in evening: 
Masked Booby 1 
Noddy 500 
Hawaiian Noddy 1 
Frigatebird 150 
Red-footed Booby ^i-OO 
Sand Island, Joiinston Atoll 
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• Janua^ '5i-Nbted':.-- lii' ah -’effort to find’out In wbat cCife'ction birds depart the island 
in morning we stood watching colony from OoOO to 0800. Results recorded in 
Bratley's notes. Generally observed that majority which depart reef area do so to 
the windward in a NE direction in amal } flocks. 
(2) ^0 Brown Boobies observed at this occasion, 
(5) The Brown Booby roosts at night on i/ire and in early morning hoiirs (before da^m) 
gather in pairs on East slope of colony and remain there until disturbed. This 
has been observed on several occasions, 
(4) One Masked Booby observed. 
Collected: 4 Booties (vials 19^ 20^ 21^ and 23)^ one Red-footed Booby (vial 22) 
Here collected for ectoparasites, 
Bianded in evening: Masked.Booby 1^ Sooty 101 and one recovery 
January 6 
Ccmmients: At 065O an attempt was again made to discover the direction in 
which the birds depart the island daily in search of food (re: Bratle;y ‘ s notes) 
It has been decided that henceforth the daily sxirvey will be taken at this hour 
as most of the bird populations Ere at their higiiest then. 
Survey at O63O; 
Noddy 550 
Red-footed Booby 2200 
Masked Booby 1 
