Fleet, Robert R., 1963-1965
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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.