Table 1* Avian Population Estimates and Nest Data for Howland Island - July 12-22, i960 
Nests/Egg Nests/ 
Naked 
Chick 
Estimated 
it of 
Nests/ 
Nests/ 8c 
Naked 
Species 
Population 
Nests 1 
. .Oil 
2 
Eggs Chick 
Wedge «t ailed 
Shearwater 
1 
Does 
not 
breed 
on 
Howland 
Island 
Christmas Island 
Shearwater 
1 
Does 
not 
breed 
on 
Howland 
Island 
Phoenix Island 
Petrel 
3 
Does 
not 
breed 
on 
Howland 
Island 
Red-tailed 
Tropicbird 
80+5% 
35 
20 
—— 
---- 
Blue-faced Booby 
2400+5/ 
632 
69 
142*** 
•> 
Brown Booby 
80+5% 
ca* 15 
2 
g*** 
Red-footed Booby 
270+5% 
27 
8 
—— 
Great Frigatebird 
134 
58 
Lesser Frigate- 
c a * 
ca * 
bird 
10000+10% 
■raa 
5000 
3000 
ca 
.10-20 
---- 
Golden Plover 
30/6** 
Does 
not 
breed 
on 
Howland 
Island 
Wandering Tattler 
20/5** 
Does 
not 
breed 
on 
Howland 
Is3.and 
Ruddy Turnstone 
0/1** 
Does 
not 
breed 
on 
Howland 
Island 
Sooty Tern 
250000+20% 
ca.55000 
c a * 
45000 
Gray-backed Tern 
2 
1 
1 
---- 
---- 
Common Noddy Tern 
25+10 % 
Blue-gray Noddy 
1 
Does 
not 
breed 
on 
Howland 
Island 
Nests/Small 
Downy 
Chick 
3 
15 
ca t 1000 
6 
34 
ca*750 
Nests/Large 
Downy 
Chick 
7 
2 
10 
27 
ca« 250 
ca. 7000 
IT e sts/ Yg 
in Imm # 
P luma ge 
4 
2000 
The first figure represents the estimated shorebird population on July 13$ the second represents the 
estimated shorebird population on July 16. 
Includes one nest with 3 eggs* 
