Huber, Lawrence N., 1963-1966
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"Halesville 1966 Journal were had large chicks. Red feet nest on the side in the area of dirt to the extent that many of the plants are seemingly killed. Even though the same ridge grows commonly along the south shore there are not many RFB nests in it. About everyday a school of 8-12 porpoise swim slowly by about 300' feet off the reef, The reef all around Jarvis is all normal reddish algae. The west shore which has green algae all over it. The algae starts about [illegible] in very small clumps, just about 4" across at the NW end and about halfway between the NW end and the Day fish boat wreck the reef has gradually gotten greener and greener till at that bluff any point -the reef is very green and stays green till the SW point of the island where it becomes reddish again. There is a plot of about 1300 redfeet mostly seabed in the big open area just South of the guano umbige and another one of about 200 mostly seabed about 400' north east of the house. In both cases these clabs are in a RFB nesting area. Saw a RFB wander on to the area of FBB and the BB chased and fought the RFB off its territory. Directly North of the lighthouse towards the center of the island are two small breeding colonies. One of about 800 and the other about 3000 birds, almost all on eggs or small nestled chicks. All nests are on clumps of cyprinus, and not on the flatground. At the very center of the island there is another colony of about 3000 birds, breeding status not determined.