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SPECIES ACCOUNT
Fleet
1965
Phoenix Island Petrel
30 Sept.
Phoenix Island
Total of 3 seen. One on top of ground
with a newly fledged nestling.
Christmas Island
28 Oct
COOK ISLAND: less than 15 seen flying
over and sitting under lepturus clumps.
29 Oct.
more upon: 2500 class C. Several pairs
observed copulating, maximum of 25
eggs seen. Breeding just beginning; pairs
under almost every lepturus clump and Sida
bush in interior of island.
28-30Oct. 100+ seen flying over main island. Birds
observed flying over "Ioles Lagoon Area".
UNNAMED ISLAND 1/2 MI. E OF TURN OFF ON CARUGR
WAY IN ISLES LAGOON: Sitting on ground.
SPECIES ACCOUNT
Fleet
1965
Bulwer's Petrel
21 Sept.
McKean Island
Guess at 100 present. Found one egg.
22 Sept.
Common, loud calling on rock walls.
29 Sept
Phoenix Island
10 birds found. Calling from
burrows; no eggs or chicks- 3
burrows checked.