Hackman, C.D. 1967 Species Account Blue-footed Booby (Sula dactylatra) March 19 Laysan Island Two birds were loafing along the northern beach at 10 am. No nests were found around the beach crest. Only 1 nest was found on the entire island although the east + southern portion of the island were not carefully surveyed due to lack of time. No roosting club was found or seen. March 20 Lisianski Island Nesting along the beach crest around entire island. None observed in the interior of the island. Partial count of the beach crest for 1/3rd of the island (made while tagging seals + turtles): female Adult female with: 2 eggs - 27 (one with a pyopied egg) 1 egg - 10 1 egg+1 chick - 0 Adult male with: 2 eggs - 10 1 egg - 5 1egg+1chick - 3 Unknown nests not checked - 14/11/11 One large downy chick and four small downy chicks were observed. Four nests were found with small naked chicks, of what contained 2 naked chicks - just hatched today. March 21-23 Southeast Island, Pearl + Hermes Reef Sixteen nests found: AM 2 eggs: 4 AM 1 egg - 1 AF - 2 egg - 7 AU - 2 eggs 4/16 No chicks were observed. Hackman, C.D 1967 Species Account Blue-footed Booby (Sula dactylatra) March 22 Grass Island, Pearl + Hermes Reef One bird observed on island. No nests. March 22 Seal Island, Pearl + Hermes Reef 23 nests as follows: AF on 2 eggs - 12 AF on 1 egg - 2 AM on 2 eggs - 3 AM on 1 egg - 2 AU unknown contents - 4 No chicks were hatched. All birds were on open coral sand or in coral rubble away from vegetation. March 22 Kittery Island, Pearl + Hermes Reef Close nests were observed but not checked for contents. No chicks were observed. All nests were on sandy land. March 25 Eastern D., Midway Atoll Several nesting in a restricted entry area. The nests were not checked for content. March 26-30 Green D., Line Atoll 22 birds observed in antenna field-many of these nesting. Birds were difficult to work in the full moonlight.. The bird one handled but through the glove + located a ship stopping all handling for the night (28 March) (27 March) Checked nests + measured eggs in South Antenna field March 28 Worked all the birds in the North Antenna field. None that were observed escaped - the birds seemed reluctant to fly for some reason. Captured + marked 18 returns. During the day the nests were surveyed in this area and in the south antenna field and found 13 nests in both areas as follows: South Antenna field: AM 2 eggs - 3 AU - 1 egg 1 AF - 2 eggs 1 AF 1 egg - 1/6 eggs + 1 immature