Kepler, Cameron B., 1964-1965
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Make Menu (cont.) 21 June 15. 3) Bulwer's Petrel saw 1 only. Prob an egg, deep within burrow = 6' back in cliff side. 4) Blue-faced Booby 1 pair Incubating 2 eggs, at Western end of island. ♂ scared away from area, & cont. to incubate the 2 eggs. 5) Brown Booby 150 ± 50 nests Few eggs, mostly with young that have well developed primaries + contours 6) Red-footed Booby 400 ± 100. nests Most with young, juveniles & immatures arising. Few on eggs or naked young. One egg in process of hatching as we arrived on nest. 7) Great Frigatebird 400 ± 50 No nests, perched all about miles of island. At our approach they soared to W end of 2nd piece of island, leaving them. Strange ratio - in several sample counts - 90% ♂♂ to 10% ♀♀ & imm 8) Wandering Tattler - 1 on E beach area.