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Amerman
1964
Tand - Johnston
Feb 3
Banded 600 Booties 8:30 - 12:30.
None begin to sit down on road and
right in front of transmitter until
after 9, perhaps 9.30. Dave said
one which he banded laid an egg
nearly after being released.
Two Christmas Island Shearwaters
turned up on the slope. One had
a band, apparently Ashmole's (544-10583).
Also banded 6 Common Noddies and
4 Hawaiian (3 ad., 1 imm.)
Grey-back Tam on range light
definitely gone. Two frigate may have
chased it off and destroyed the egg.
A third grey-back was present on the
end of the old dock, with an egg. The
single Booty egg was still (again)
unattended.
No Grey-backs were seen on the
point while banding. About 50 were
out on the dock at 1 am.
Feb 4
Sudden change in Grey-back behavior.
Those on the dock last night remained
at least through 11 pm, some perhaps
all day, calling a good deal of the