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SPECIES ACCOUNT
Great Frightbird
First
1965
16 Sept.
Hawland Island
NEST COUNT EGG : 3
Lg. NESTLING : 39
Imm. : 30
17 Sept.
Found only 3 adults in colony
at 2200 hrs.
18 Sept.
No adults in colony at 2100 hrs.
McKean Island
21 Sept.
sm.N = 16
e : 1
L.N : 26
Phoenix Island
30Sept.
nest count sm.N = 5
N.N = 28 47
Endebury Island
03Oct.
nest count e = 38 47
SN = 78 346
LN = 83 331
Hawland Island
24 Oct
nest count : LN: 3 Many imm.
sitting around. Counted Back flew up
when I approached.
Baker Island
19Oct
One seen (class A).
Christones Island
28Oct COOK ISLAND : 3 roosting.
29 Oct UNRATED ISLAND Nmi E & TURNOR on GREER WAY
IN ISLES LACCON: 50 nests, most up L.
nestlings, a few w/ downy nestling
30 Oct. MOTO UPRA: 3 seen roost ing mi. 1 SA.
SPECIES ACCOUNT
Lesser Frightbird
First
1965
16 Sept.
Hawland Island
NEST COUNT AD EGG : 1
NESTLING : 36
17 Sept.
One ad. of found roosting in dead
Gordia near Nend of group. Very thin,
7/8 slipped off of foot.
McKean Island
22Sept.
W shore colony 150qga
600 N
E shore colony 125 qqa
250 N
Hall Island
25 Sept.
Counted 60 sizing over (upon at 0630.
27 Sept.
Counted 700 roosting on individual
islands on Nt side of lagoon.
Phoenix Island
30Sept.
Counted 250qqa, 270 nestlings.
Endebury Island
03Oct.
nest count = 493 N
Hawland Island
17Oct. Counted 35 nestlings (good condition)
Baker Island
16-19Sept 175 counted (class C), no nests.
16-20 Oct.
6 counted (class A), no nests.