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Amerman, Kenneth
1964
April 13 - Egg No. 1 hatched.
April 14 - Egg No. 2 hatched 1130. Three and 4 pipped.
April 15 - Egg No. 3 hatched before 1400.
April 16 - Egg No. 4 hatched.
Christmas Island Shearwater - Banding
514-28020, 21 - plywood ? February 12, 1964
22 grass, N site 19
23, 24 concrete slab 18
25 " 23
26 East beach March 6
27, 28 Concrete slab 14
29 Slab, north beach 29
30 south of bunker 31
Christmas Island Shearwater - Notes
February 3 - First two appeared on island, or slope near brown
boobies. One banded(514-10503).
February 10 - At least four present on island. Two returns 514-78009, 10.
February 11 - At least five present at night. New return 514-78006.
Two present during the day, near plywood.
February 12 - Banded two new birds - 514-78020, 21.
February 15 - At least 13 on island. Up to ten present during day.
Courtship activity.
February 18 - Two banded 514-78023, 24.
February 19 - One banded - 514-78022.
February 23 - "
February 27 - No birds present during day, two new ones present by
11 p.m.
February 28 - All absent again during whole day. New recovery 6:30 p.m.