Blue-gray Noody Blue-gray Noddies, nearly all immatures, were observed in one flock. Blue-grays occurred with both Hawaiian and Common Noddies. They stayed low to the water, were very maneuverable and seemed to have faster wing beats than the other Noddies, but that may be due to their smaller size. They seemed to be able to hover above the water but their wings were beating all the time. The Blue-grays were observed to put their heads or only their bills into the water. None were observed sitting on the water. Sooty Tern Sooties were observed to stay above the other terns and often above the Shearwaters. They would then drop down to feed like the Noddies. No Sooties were observed sitting on the water. After they had eaten they would rise back above the other birds. The process of going down to the water and then rising back up was repeated many times by the birds while they were being observed. Fairy Tern In the flocks observed, Fairy Terns fed like Sooty Terns, staying above the other birds and then dropping down to feed and then rising again. Fairy Terns were also observed flying low to the water but not in flocks. No birds were observed sitting on the water. Brown Booby Brown Boobies were observed to sit on the water and dabble around. They also swooped around over the water with both low and high arcs. When a fish or other food was spotted they seemed to collapse in mid air and dove straight into the water.