Fleet, Robert R., 1963-1965
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1965 SIC#8 for Cook Island in rubber raft. We banded 1800 Hawaiian Noddy nestlings (X-banded 630). Population Survey - Cook Island: Hawaiian Noddy eggs 1000 nestlings 5000 Fairy Tern eggs/Nestlings - 500 pairs. Sooty Tern whole island covered 100000?? Blue Grey Noddy, Wandering Tattles, TSTC; Phoenix D. Potoo; Christmas Ia. Shown but seen, no estimate (Also common Noddys?) RTTB (less than 100 each) .One Bun Baby seen. G Trig, RTB, 15 each seen. We banded 4000 Sooty Terns in evening. X-banded 1100 S.Terns and collected six blood samples. Took rubber boat back to camp at 0200. Seale & Flanley banded 1000 S.Terns & collected 60+ blood samples. We saw many Crested Tern immatures, no adults. 29 June 65 Up about mid-morning went to Dudley Cook's house (used district manager) for lunch. Meet Quintonic - Left for Sooty Tern Colony about 1700. Collected