Field notes, v1472
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Marshall, 1945 Palau Gobrychus sinensis Koror 3 Nov One seen in flight - I believe it was over grassy farmland. Babelthmap 13 Nov One flew across the causeway in the mangrove swamp. These are the only two I saw. Looked like sinensis. Very Rare. (If they were common, but nocturnal, I would have seen them often.) (Pandion haliaetus) (Peleliu 23 Nov One seen by Doc Jenkins - a good observer) Accipiter (small) Peleliu 2 Nov One flew across road & into dense mangrove forest - fast thru trees. Looked size of Sharp-shin. Koror 3 Nov Shot at & missed one in evening. It was perched on top of bamboo in farm area. Several other days saw a pair soaring over the island in circles. Larger than Sharp-shinned Hawk. Accipiter (large) Koror Seen several times - a pair - soaring