March 
1828 
None seen but White-tailed Tropic-bird reported. 
May 22, 1923 
June 16, 1983 
About 15 pairs nest here in crevices and little caverns below 
the summit. One or two had eggs, others young four days to 
a week old. As usual the adults sat closely protesting our 
approach with harsh squawks. 
Twenty banded, estimated 100 birds., breeding on island. Many 
Red-tailed Tropicbirds were nesting (eggs but no chicks) 
and _ were banded. - nesting under rock overhangs, etc. 
all on eggs. 
Blue-gray Noddy 
May 22, 1923 At daybreak this morning two or three of these little terns 
came about the ship . .. On first landing I looked eagerly 
for their stria.l 1 forms among the many birds circling about 
for the first fifteen minutes without result. In fact I had 
begun to doubt my early morning indentification until I found 
two fluttering about a little rock ledge on the eastern face 
of the island. These two were soon in hand, and I was admiring 
their quiet coloration. The large size of the feet and 
strength of the tarsi in comparison to their size was in 
particular notable. Later I found three about another rock 
ledge and shot one and in all saw about a dozen. 
8-10 seen — probably very few overlooked. In pairs --mesting 
Eight Blue-gray Noddies were seen on the north site of the 
sheer cliffs. They were apparently nesting. Four were seen 
later sitting on ■feke-reeke-teefere-laadiHgT cliffs of the 
east side. 
June 16, 1963 
