Amerman, Kenneth E., 1964, 1966
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Amerman, Kenneth 1964 Red-footed Booby - Bonding cont. 737-44145 Immature - Unknown February 12, 1964 46 Adult - Unknown " 47 Subadult - Unknown " 48 Immature - "d 49 Subadult - " 13 50 Adult - Unknown 25 51 Immature - " " 52 Immature - " 26 53 - Adult - " " Nest 2 54 - Adult - " " " 55-58 Immature - Unknown " 60 " " " 29 61 " " March 5 65 " " April 1 70-76 " " 13 77 Audit - Q ? 16 egg 6 Returns 737-44101 Adult - Unknown April 3, 1964 Nest 1 125 " " 12 " 2 115 " " 17 4 103 " " 14 5 107 " " 16 8 Red-footed Booby - Notes January - February 15 - Population fluctuates 1800 - 2300 nightly, may get as high as 3000. February 4 - One trying to build a nest 2 feet off ground on reinforcing rods projecting from broken concrete by near guy wire, southeast shore. February 10 - Same bird continues to try and establish nest. February 15 - A second bird sitting daily between Frigates and Brown Boobies. February 19 - Nest seems established on rubber at water's edge. Another site under construction on piling off southeast shore. Occupied first by white adult, then subadult or brown phase. February 23 - First egg, in nest on hill above Frigates. Scanty nest, acutally just a flattened area.