Kure, January 1966-July 1968
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Nine Is. #1 Brown Body - 16 x 17", bowl 9 1/2 x 9 depression 3", AF incubating 41.4 x 64.65 / 41.9 x 62.0 Construction of driftwood, Scaevola stems, Tribulus, some grass stems, feathers, on grad edge of Scaevola thickets in Tili, Boerhavia + sea Verbenas + Eragrostis. #2 On edge of Scaevola, female incubating; nest very small + mediocre for this species - consist entirely of a bowl in a depression bowl 8 1/2 x 9, 1 1/2" depression, no nest material root lip of bowl; rest of Scaevola leaves + stems, Tribulus, grass stems, 1 fresh Scaevola leaf + 1 spig of Tili; nest in Tili + Boerhavia some feathers March 28, 1967 nest #2 inside 2 eggs 40.45 x 60.6 / 41.0 x 62.2 Tower overlooking Atoll Coast 1:55 pm. 29 Frigate in flight 85 on Scaevola Red - f. Body - 64 Red - f. Body on Scaevola Red - t. Trap 16 avg central roost Frigate nest AM wth. Brown Body AF 2 eggs on little pile of drift in middle of dense Scaevola scrubbing. Nest of Scaevola branches (lateral) Boer hauer Scaevola leaves (fresh), 1 spig of Tili + some dried Tili stems 42.35 x 62.95 / 43.25 x 65.6 Nest 2 1/2 x 23", bowl 9", depression 2 3/4"