C.D. Hachman 1967 Species Account Noddy Tern (Anous stolidus) March 8 Nihau Island 1 down young, 1 egg, most chicks 1/2 to 3/4 grown. Saw about 20 chicks under rocks mostly. Here found a fair number of eggs here and there. Have no idea regarding total population although it must amount to several thousand birds. March 10 Necker Island None were observed. March 11 East Island, French Frigate Shoals Found 33 nests on a partial circuit of the island toward dusk. All but 7 had eggs. Birds were on all 33 nests. One egg - accidentally broken - was barely incubated. Roosting population about 300 birds. March 12 East Island, French Frigate Shoals Found 15 additional nests for a total of 45 nests on the island. March 13 Trig I, French Frigate Shoals 37 nests were found. Total muls present: 175 birds. March 14 Whale Skate, French Frigate Shoals 117 nests with fresh or barely incubated eggs. One egg broken by a bird as it left the nest was fresh. One 7/2 grown chick was observed. About 100 adults were sitting on the beaches in four large groups. March 15 Andrea Peninsula Several hundred birds were in flight over the island now passed by around 500 yds to the north. Hachman, C.D. 1967 Species Account Noddy Tern (Anous stolidus) March 17 Offshore Laysan Island Several birds observed flying from island in the morning. None observed through the remainder of the day. March 18 Laysan Island Several hundred roosting on Seacocks around the north + west shores during an after dark check of the NW quarter of the island. These birds were quite alert + difficult to approach. Only one bird with a bad was observed but this was about 20 feet into dense Seacocks where it could not be approached + captured. (Total island population close to 1000 birds at the present time.) 1 bird with an egg. No count made. March 20 Lisianski Island Only about 75 birds were observed. No nests or young were found during a partial survey of the northern half of the island. March 21-23 Southeast Is, Pearl + Hermes 9 birds found roosting on the island (night of 21st). No nests were found. March 22 Gross Is, Pearl + Hermes Reef 1 nest found on beach crest on southern tip of island with egg. Only 1 bird was observed. March 22 Seal Is, Pearl + Hermes Reef 9 on beach. March 25 Midway Atoll