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Fleet, Robert
1964
width length
1055 \u2642 29 32
1056 \u2642 32 34 1/2
1057 \u2640 34 34
1058 \u2642 33 1/2 35 1/2
1059 \u2640 34 36
1060 \u2642 31 1/2 34
1061 \u2642 32 1/2 36 1/2
1062 \u2640 37 39
1063 \u2640 33 34 1/2
1065 \u2640 31 1/2 32
1066 \u2640 33 35 1/2
1067 \u2640 35 1/2 37
1068 \u2640 35 30 1/2
1069 \u2640 23 25
1070 \u2640 29 30 3/4
1071 \u2640 33 34 1/2
1072 \u2640 30 31 1/2
1073 \u2642 33 1/2 36
1074 \u2640 33 33 1/2
Band recovery: 1046 \u2642 33 by 33 1/2; several egg pits found.
September 17---Struck camp at 0800 and headed for North Island. Arrived
at North Island 1100 hours.
Population Survey Estimates
Blue-faced Booby - 20 adults, 1 immature
Frigatebird - counted 80 adults in air. 36 locals, 7 immatures on island.
Red-footed Booby - four adults, three immatures.
Common Noddy - estimate 400. A few eggs, mostly locals, some immatures.
Red-tailed Tropicbirds - five adults, 1 immature.
Hawaiian Noddy - estimate 100, roosting.
Fairy Tern - two flew over island.
Wedge-tailed Shearwater - many burrows containing downy chicks.
Estimate maximum of 1000 (adults).
Ruddy Turnstone - 75
Golden Plover 1
Bristle-thighed Curlew - 1 (heard)
Monk Seal: total of 36.
adult \u2642 = 1
" \u2640 3
yearling \u2642 = 6
" \u2640 4
unclassified adult = 10
" yearling = 9
" = 3