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Fleet
1965
SPECIES ACCOUNT
HAWAIIAN NODY 2
Christmas Island
28Oct.
Cook ISLAND: Maximum of 500 birds
roosting. One SR return, landed in June.
MOTU UPUA: 1000+ roosting.
Fleet
1965
SPECIES ACCOUNT
SLANDER-BILLED SCOTTY SHEARWATER
Baker Island
19 Sept. 500 birds (class C) seen off shore.
16-20 Oct 250 birds (Class C) seen off shore.
Fleet
1965
SPECIES ACCOUNT
CHRISTMAS ISLAND SHEARWATER
MOTU UPUA
225pt.
One found w bird seen (on)
bare ground around.
Phoenix Island
27 Sept. Abundant (300 class C). All stages
present. One egg, one on nest lip,
remains large nestlings.
Christmas Island
28Oct. COOK ISLAND: Less than 100 on ground.
MOTU UPUA: 15,000 Class C. Saw
about 25 w eggs and 3 large downy
nestlings. One egg hatching. Many plus
without eggs.
30 Oct. FAR ISLAND: one pr. w. egg.