Hackman, C.D. 1967 Species Account Japan Albatross (Diomedea immutabilis) March 19 Japan Island No estimate or counts made of chicks because of the early + unexpected departing from the island. Judging from what was seen this must be close to 30,000+ or so chicks on the island. March 20 Lisianski Island No estimate made due to short visit + limited time for a survey. Population probably in several thousand adults with nesting. March 21-23 Southeast I., Pearl + Hermes Reef Chick count - 5300. Most nests off the beach went into the interior of the island. March 22 Loro I., Pearl + Hermes Reef Chick count - 25. 350 nests had been abandoned on this island for an unknown reason. Fledg eggs were everywhere. March 22 Seal I., Pearl + Hermes Reef Chick count 34. About 175 standard nests were found. March 22 Kitty I., Pearl + Hermes Reef Chick count - #0 48 March 16 North I., Pearl + Hermes Red (cont by Chas) Chick count - 500 made by Charles S. Robbins. Hackman, C.D. 1967 Species Account Japan Albatross (Diomedea immutabilis) March 24-25 Midway Atoll This species is everywhere one looks: on lawns, on the golf course, under thick vegetation, on the runways, on the roads, etc, etc. Impossible to even begin guessing at the total population. No time to survey little island in anything other than a haphazard manner. March 26-30 French I., Kane Atoll Started checking the sites for Japan chicks in the afternoon of the 27th that was stopped by wind + rain for several hours. See map on next page with comparison of these totals with those obtained by Charles S. Robbins on 9-10 February 1967. On the morning of the 27th on the west end of the runway near the bird park I found an extremely small Japan chick. It was 3" wide, high sitting relaxed (head down) and 6" long (sitting). The head was completely covered with down. It was being brooded by a bandied adult who first found.