i ■ 
Numbers of Sooty Terns Banded on Various Trips to 
' # of 
Year & # of Adults Nestlings 
Sic # Time of Year Banded Banded 
Howland Island 
Total 
Banded 
# i 
March 
1963 
None 
600 
600 
# 2 
July 
1963 
None 
None 
None 
# 3 
October 
1963 
None 
None 
None 
# 4 
February 
1964 
None 
None 
None 
# 5 
July 
1964 
1, 000 
1,437 
2,437 
# 6 
October 
1964 
8,100 
2, 000 
10,100 
# 7 
February 
1965 
11,766 
None 
n, 766 
# 8 
May 
1965 
900 
4,900 
5,800 
# 9 
September 1965 
None 
None 
None 
# 9 
October 
1965 
None 
None 
None 
# 10 
November 
1965 
None 
None 
None 
# 11 
February 
1966 
None 
None 
None 
# 11a* 
March 
1966 
None 
None 
None 
# 12 
April 
1966 
No landing made on island 
# 12 
May 
1966 
2,147 
None 
2,147 * 
# 14 
July 
1966 
29,904 
2,095 
31,999 
vf 14 
August 
1966 
4,500 
13,500 
17,500 
# 15 
September 1966 
100 
2, 4 oo 
2,500 
# 15 
October 
1966 
78 
None 
78 
# 16 
November 
1966 
None 
None 
None 
# 16 
December 
1966 
None 
None 
None 
# 17 
January 
1967 
10,500 
# 17 
February 
1967 
# lb 
April 
1967 
3,700 
# 19 
July 
1968 
None 
None 
None 
* 11a is probably designated 12 on some lists and # 12 is probably listed as # 13 
Report figure of 2,047 is in error 
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