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Gould, P. J.
1964
Fairy Tern
1
January 4--Pacific Ocean, 2nd day out Oahu, Hawaiian I.
One individual was seen at 1537 flying ENE. It did not stay around for more than one minute.
January 6--Pacific Ocean, 4th day out Oahu, Hawaiian I.
One bird was seen feeding on squid with 2 Wedge-tails and 1 Sooty Tern at 1236.
January 17--Pacific Ocean, 15th day out, ca. 2 days NE Johnston
12 birds seen today. Most were in feeding flocks with Sooty Terns and 2 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters.
This species remained closer to the water for longer stretches of time than did the sooties. They never went up in the air as high nor as often as the sooties. They also follow a straighter path than the sooties. Not making as many circles and cutbacks.
January 18--Pacific Ocean, 16th day, ca. 100 mi. SW Oahu
1 bird in with feeding flock of Sooty Tern.
February 4--Pacific Ocean, 2nd day out Oahu, Hawaiian I.
8 individuals seen today. Most were following near Sooty Terns. One acutally was in company with 2 Sooty Terns. One was observed feeding. All were flying fairly low (ca. less than 30').
February 16--Pacific Ocean
3 birds today, 2 at 1440 feeding and one at 1701. No flying fish observed under 2 feeding birds.
March 2--Pacific Ocean, 1st day out Oahu
One bird in with feeding flock of Sooty Terns.
March 3--Pacific Ocean, 2nd day out Oahu
2 individuals, one at 0640 and one at 0645.