SPECIES ACCOUNT Hawland Island 16 Sept. NEST COUNT LG. NESTLING = 1 17 Sept. Saw 1 ad - fly out to sea from rocky area on NW beach. McKean Island 21 Sept. NEST COUNT C = 9 N = 16. Hill Island 22 Sept One seen hovering (flying) over chain of islands on NE side of Hagron. Phoenix Island 23 Sept. Nest count C = 2 SN: 2 LN: 17 Endlering Island 03 Oct. Nest count C = 10 SN: 5 LN: 68 During nest count on 02 Oct. in grove of trees at N end of island Saw 2 RTBE in same nest. They were about the same age (45 days) showed no hostility towards one another, and there was no evidence of another nest nearby. Hawland Island 19 Oct. Saw one adult adlc dur camp several times about 1430hrs. Cook Island - Adult OE, large nesting. SPECIES ACCOUNT Red-tailed Tropicbird 2 Baker Island 19 Sept. One seen (Class A). No nests. Seen offshore. 17 Oct. Two seen (Class A). No nests. Christmas Island 28 Oct. COOK ISLAND: Adults OE, 1 large nestling. MAIN ISLAND: From London to airfield beyond SW point, 150 counted hovering or flying around (from near). At least 2 nests. 30 Oct. Lost Island: 3L nesting, 6ad. OE.