October % 1 
Notes 
Plants found in bloom on northwest shore area are: 
Boerh&avla diffusa I.. 
Tribulu® ctstpldes L, 
lepturas repeats' (Foret.) 1, Br. 
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BortnL»ca lutea Sol. 
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The extent of bloom is much curtailed since our July visit 
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only plants in rocky areas or well shaded, 
flowers occur at tips of new growth .and are not as large as those 
produced earlier, 
mall clumps in beach sand where water i® available (on inner areas 
all clumps are dry and past blooming; 
new stems (short) from dry plants are in bloom, but stems am 
about 1/3 to 1/2 as long as dry, dead mature stems. 
seme plants are still green where protected by large clumps of 
grasses - blooming at apices of shaded branches or younger, smaller 
branches. 
.Eleven Bristle-thighed Curlers ob served at camp about 11 A.M. and two 
Baddy 'forns tones along B shore at 4 P.M. 
In 'the flat area on the OT portion Tribulus a conspicuous dominant where 
many pairs of Hue-faced loobies (adults,immatures and nestlings) are foum 
Digitaria found on periphery of area above beach and on inner depression 
m wm frequent patches in the flat Tribulua stand. This grass is very 
dry and dead-looking. Tribulus stems arc dead or green only at the tips 
of younger stews, goerhaavia is found, in sandy sites at edge and with whiti 
flowers. Supposed wrtulaea lutea and F. oleyacea hybrid is presentH^^I 
In poor condition, q^uite" dry. A sand beach” 'ecotype of P. lutea is ft 
Observed Sooty Terns flocking over -the north central area ~ no nesti) 
to the same area. 
ins bands were used on Blue-faced Boobie s late in the evening and sixty-six 
band returns were recorded. 
