Fleet, Robert R., 1963-1965
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Fleet, Robert 1964 19 Frigatebird = immature 375 estimate by assuming 50 % nest failure=1700-1900 local 84 nestling 8 Common Noddy = 2000 locals 1000 immatures few eggs Ruddy Turnstone = 23 seen Golden Plover = 3 Hawaiian Noddy = 200-300, one on egg. Gray-backed Tern = 2 immature, 3 adults Bulver's Petrel = 75 - 100 (?) Sooty Tern = saw four adults in evening. Fairy Tern = 400-500 eggs to immature Wedge-tailed Shearwater = 1500 downy chicks; some with body tracts in. Blue-gray Noddy=400-500; eggs to immature. Bandining Summary: 9/25 Necker Common Noddy (local) 793-29104 - 63 9/26 " " " " " 29164 - 200 9/25 " Red-tailed Tropicbird 635-20501 immature 2 adult 3 immature 4 local 5 local 6 immature 7 " 8 local 9 immature 10 local 11 " 12 " 13 adult on east 14 local 15 adult on east 16 local 17 immature 18 " 19 " 20 nestling Wedgetail ↓ " 40 " Turtles = 2 (36 inches and 24 inches) Seals = 13 adults (6 adult ♀; 1 adult ♂; 6 unclassified adults)