
Iwakuni 
Japan 
‘ Sangley Point 
Philippine Is. 
3625 mifes 
Guam 
Barber's Point 
Hawaii 
Kwajalein **. ~ 
Marshall Is. 

Figure 5. Localities and distances from which transported Laysan 
albatrosses returned to nesting places on Midway. 
Table 2, Return to Midway of Nesting Laysan Albatross from Points 
Where Transported 
No. No. Distance Days en Route 
Locality Released Released Returned (Statute (for fastest 
Mile bird 
Kwajalein 5 5 1665 8 
Guam 1 al 2625 20 
Sangley Point, Philippines 1 1 4120 32 
Iwakuni, Japan 3 1 3075 60 
Whidby Is., Wash. L 2 3200 . 10 
Barber's Point, Hawaii by hy 
1315 rae 

Unemployed Laysan Albatrosses 
Unemployed birds are those without eggs or chicks. The group 
includes both non-breeders and those which have lost their eggs or 
chicks. Large numbers of unemployed birds are on and neat eaNey, 
throughout the nesting season. 
Color-marking experiments showed unemployed birds are more 
frequently seen soaring over runways than nesting birds. We know little 
about the unemployed segment of the population at present. However, 
studies are under way and will be enlarged to obtain this information. 
