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Hubert LN
1966
Journal
There must be a great change in the ground among the
rocks. Or even the rocks themselves, when we were on
Jonio in 1963 we marked many RT0 nests sites with paint.
Now the paint is still there in fine condition but the rocks
are half buried and impossible to nest under. Either the
rocks are shifting sooner or the island sand is building higher.
There are probably 800-1000 birds in those rocks. I found
two nests with two med. young each. ??? Maybe?
or just maybe two nests so close together that the young
stay next to each other for warmth. (both examples
seen at night without the adults)
The BFB nested mostly just a ring around the hotel
between the vegetation line and 400' feet inland.
Probably about 1000-2000 birds (500 in one clump
center of island) (150 in cluf by light house) and the
rest scattered in smaller clumps elsewhere) and
3,000 mostly around the rest of the island. After DO nesting
around the stone shore maybe 20 all together and many
nests in the grass workings. Several large clubs of
Browns around the-the shore two of which had about
75 browns each, a few small clubs of them, some roosting
at night in the grass workings. No red tailed hawks lately
along east shore except but a few (maybe 20) nesting at
the northwest and maybe about 150 nesting on the west shore.
Reforts nested in scattered spots almost always in the
presence of Sidia around the south side and SW side,
and N middle. Most were nesting in the open areas
scrubbed about 400' north of the house and as far
asard around the grass workings. Probably about
50 RFB nests around grass workings, mostly on large
rapp nestings and a few eggs. all brown nests seen