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Huber L0
1964
Journal
Oct 14 Bikar Atoll
Saw a group of frigates after a male
frigate today they best on diving at him
one at a time and he would do a sharp
term and meet his pursuer belly first.
This kept up for almost 15 min.
Also saw several Hawaiian noddies
settling on the water in the lagoon.
A feeding flock of about 30 ± 5
Hawaiian noddies feeding in the
lagoon.
Oct. 15, 1964 Bikar
I was watching a flock of BT.C this
morning. It was raining and I was sitting
in a bush. The Curlews were on the beach
about 50' from me. They were just standing
and walking slowly going in no special
direction but still staying together.
Along the shoreline about 400' away
a golden plover came trotting along
leading in the Curlews and I direction.
When about 80' ft from the curlews the
curlews started moving away from
the plover and the more the plover
came closer the more the curlews
ran from it. (???? what kind of
behavior is this?) Anyway this exciting
chase was interrupted with an
ever familiar sound of a shotgun
and a sore shoulder. (and with the