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with molt complete. I believe these individuals with blue-stream,' nd/or 
interrupted molt represent birds which had nesting failures in the 6 
colony, have remained in the area and started a typical post-bree «'n molt 
but now have become an integral part of the new nesting colony and are 
undergoing a new nesting cycle. 
Diurnal density (birds/linear mile) rose considerably over the December 
1?66 figure (7.20-5.9ii). This increase primarily represents Sooty >rns 
and evidently reflects a buildup of the current breeding colony or r owland. 
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Shearwater-Petrels reached an all time low with only lh birds total for 
the oeriod. Other species groups remained much the same as the December 
survey. 
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