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R.D. Kirkpatrick
1984 Puffinus pacificus
Sand Island, Johnston Atoll, Pacific
Nov. An adult (band #565-12399) had a
19 6"x1" orange streamer with "7" painted on
(cont) it attached to its right wing with a
metal band. A blood vessel was hit
when the slit was made for the band
but it did not bleed too freely. An
adult (band #565-12174) had the same
size streamer (with an "8" on it)
attached in the same manner. The
streamers were quite visible, but
both of them went forward and hung
beneath the wing.
10 P.M. Four adults were caught and
placed in a cage for wing-tagging.
Two dead young were found at the
mouth of their burrow where the C.H.
Dog had killed them. One was unbanded,
the other bore band #535-13957.
Nov. 9:15 A.M. Adult with band #565-12107
20 and an unbanded adult each had a
plain orange nylon streamer 1"x10" put on
its right wing. After passing around the
wing, the streamer extended about 7" back.
Two adults (bands 615-00371 and 565-12176)
had plain orange streamers 1"x6" affixed to
their right wings by metal bands.
The last one bled freely.