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Fleet
1965
SPECIES ACCOUNT
COMMON NOODY
Henderson Island
18 Sept
One seen in interior of island.
McKean Island
21 Sept.
Common nesting. Range from eggs to
flying immatures. Mostly eggs, no
small N seen. 3000 TOTAL; 300c.
Hull Island
27Sept
230 count on chain of islands
on NE side of lagoon. Four nests,
3 probably incubating (would have
not.).
Phoenix Island
29 Sept
A few (25) eggs seen, some (10) small
nestlings seen, mostly (100) flying
immatures.
Baker Island
16-17 Sept.
100 birds (class C), no nests.
16-20 Oct.
10 birds (class B), no nests.
Christmas Island
28 Oct.
COOK ISLAND: 50 adults roosting.
30 Oct.
BLUE-GRAY ISLAND: 10 pair w/ incubated eggs
LITTLE BLUE GRAY IS: 3 on eggs.
MOTU UPVA: Small hundred roosting,
one nest & egg seen.
DOT ISLAND: One nest & egg.
FAR ISLAND: One nest & egg.
Fleet
1965
SPECIES ACCOUNT
FAIRY TERN
McKean Island
21 Sept.
Common, nesting on rock walls and
cliff rubble. Most on eggs, some small nestlings
seen..
Hull Island
27Sept.
100 seen on chain of islands
on NE side of lagoon. No eggs or
young found.
Phoenix Island
29 Sept.
Less than 10 eggs seen, 2 small
nestlings. About 1600 adults present.
Endeavour Island
03 Oct.
Total of 10 birds seen over island.
One pair seen on rock slopes
on SE end of island, all others
in groups of two.
Christmas Island
28 Oct.
COOK ISLAND: 3 seen & 6, 32 nestlings; 3-500
adults present.
29 Oct
MOTU UPVA: 300+ roosting.
30 Oct.
LOST ISLAND: Flying over
FAR ISLAND: Flying over.