3 
Laysan Albatross is here statistically treated like the other birds 
whereas Black-footed Albatross is again eliminated from the regular 
tables. 
Black-footed Albatross Total# Obs. = 31 
Diomedea nigripes Avg. #/day = 3.8 
Median of 8 days = 4 
High max. day count = 7 
Low max. day count = 2 
Of the 28 birds with rump color noted only one was sharp white; the 
remainder were all dark. Numbers have increased slightly over the low 
point reached on the last survey. There appears to be a tendency for 
higher numbers in the southwest. 
Fulmar # Obs. = 1 
Fulmarus glacialis 
The virtual absence of Fulmars in the Grid was very unexpected. 
Sooty Shearwater # Obs* = 204 
Puffinus griseus 
After the abrupt southeast migration peak in mid-September a period 
of about a month passed wherein Sooty numbers over the coastal area were 
low. Through the November surveys, however, another influx of southward- 
moving birds has been noted. This secondary migration is on a broader 
front and less concentrated than the first. Unlike the well-defined 
southeast direction in September, the present movement is due south. 
One collected bird was an Immature male and suggests the possibility that 
the present movement is of Immature and non-prebreeding birds, whereas 
the September peak may have been prebreeding adults. 
Pale-footed Shearwater # Obs. = 2 
Puffinus carneipes 
The second and third records for the Grid area. Both were seen in 
Section W. 
New Zealand Shearwater # Obs. = 1 
Puffinus bulleri 
The single bird was seen heading northeast in Section Y. 
Small Pterodroma # Obs. = 4 
The three sightings scattered over the Grid were possibly referable 
to P. cooki. 
