Leeward islands observation check-list, March 1964, B. Amerson and G. Wislocki-Planetree

at 21°30'N - 158°30'W Location Oahu to WNW toward Kahoolawe Observer Amerison - Wislocki Date 05 March, 1964 Time 1000 to 1850 Weather 4.8 SPECIES Abundance Breeding Remarks 1-10 10-100 100-1000 1000+ Nests Eggs Young Laysan Albatross Black-footed Albatross 10+ Wedge-tailed Shearwater 0.0 Christmas I. Shearwater Audubon's Shearwater Bonin I. Petrel Phoenix I. Petrel Bulwer's Petrel Sooty Petrel Red-tailed Tropicbird White-tailed Tropicbird 2 Masked Booby Brown Booby / Red-footed Booby / Great Frigatebird Golden Plover Ruddy Turnstone Wandering Tattler Sanderling Bristle-thighed Curlew Sooty Tern 14 1.6 Gray-backed Tern Brown-winged Tern Common Noddy / Hawaiian Noddy Blue-gray Noddy Fairy Tern Kerry Gull 1 Pomarine Jaeger 2+ Jaeger 6+ Booby 1 Tropicbird 1 Shearw.-Petrel 1 Bird 1 Total birds = 42 MARCH 1964

Location Nihoa at 1000 hours Observer Weather Date 06 March, 1960 Time 0650 to 0835 2.1 Abundance Breeding SPECIES 1-10 10-100 100-1000 1000 + Nests Eggs Young Remarks Laysan Albatross Black-footed Albatross 5 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 0, 0 Christmas I. Shearwater Audubon's Shearwater Bonin I. Petrel Phoenix I. Petrel Bulwer's Petrel Sooty Petrel Red-tailed Tropicbird White-tailed Tropicbird Masked Booby 1 Brown Booby 2 Red-footed Booby 1 Great Frigatebird 16 Golden Plover Ruddy Turnstone Wandering Tattler Sanderling Bristle-thighed Curlew Sooty Tern v 1, 9 Gray-backed Tern Brown-winged Tern Common Noddy Hawaiian Noddy Blue-gray Noddy 2 Fairy Tern 1 Total birds = 52

Location Leane Mihoo (0800) lowly towards Lacker Al. Observer Date 07 March, 1964 Time 1045 to 1725 Weather 6.7 SPECIES Abundance Breeding Remarks 1-10 10-100 100-1000 1000 + Nests Eggs Young Laysan Albatross 3 + Black-footed Albatross 20 + Wedge-tailed Shearwater 3 0.4 Christmas I. Shearwater Audubon's Shearwater Bonin I. Petrel Phoenix I. Petrel Bulwer's Petrel Sooty Petrel 6 Red-tailed Tropicbird White-tailed Tropicbird Masked Booby Brown Booby Red-footed Booby 2 Great Frigatebird 2 Golden Plover Ruddy Turnstone Wandering Tattler Sanderling Bristle-thighed Curlew Sooty Tern 170 25.4 Gray-backed Tern Brown-winged Tern Common Noddy / Hawaiian Noddy Blue-gray Noddy Fairy Tern 18 Noddy Tern 3 Shearwater - petrel 3 Total birds = 251

Location W. Walker Is. (05-00) North & South Perimeter Observer Date 08 March, 1964 Time 0900 to 1530 Weather 9.5 SPECIES Abundance Breeding Remarks 1-10 10-100 100-1000 1000+ Nests Eggs Young Laysan Albatross 3+ Black-footed Albatross 55+ Wedge-tailed Shearwater / 2, 1 Christmas I. Shearwater Audubon's Shearwater Bonin I. Petrel Phoenix I. Petrel Bulwer's Petrel Sooty Petrel 1 Red-tailed Tropicbird White-tailed Tropicbird Masked Booby 2 Brown Booby Red-footed Booby 7 Great Frigatebird 2 Golden Plover Ruddy Turnstone Wandering Tattler Sanderling Bristle-thighed Curlew Sooty Tern 1/3 11, 9 Gray-backed Tern 9 Brown-winged Tern Common Noddy Hawaiian Noddy Blue-gray Noddy 2 Fairy Tern 8 Tern 2 White-rumped Shearwater 2 Small Shearwater 3 Shearwater Petrel 3 22, 4 Total Birds = 213

Location L. Archipelago (0800) Coral Logon 23°20' / 165°45' Observer Date 09 March, 1964 Time 0800 to 1845 Weather 10, 9 SPECIES Abundance Breeding Remarks 1-10 10-100 100-1000 1000 + Nests Eggs Young Laysan Albatross 3 † Black-footed Albatross 35 † Wedge-tailed Shearwater 8.0 Christmas I. Shearwater 1 Audubon's Shearwater Bonin I. Petrel Phoenix I. Petrel Bulwer's Petrel Sooty Petrel Red-tailed Tropicbird White-tailed Tropicbird Masked Booby 5 Brown Booby Red-footed Booby 2 Great Frigatebird 2 Golden Plover Ruddy Turnstone Wandering Tattler Sanderling Bristle-thighed Curlew Sooty Tern 23 2.1 Gray-backed Tern 3 Brown-winged Tern Common Noddy Hawaiian Noddy Blue-gray Noddy Fairy Tern 1 7.9 Shearwater - alt 1 Small Petrel 9 Total birds = 85

Location Lineuper (0230) - anian Reserchi (2000) Observer Date // March, 1964 Time // 100 to /630 Weather 5.5 SPECIES Abundance Breeding Remarks 1-10 10-100 100-1000 1000 + Nests Eggs Young Laysan Albatross 4+ Black-footed Albatross 55+ Wedge-tailed Shearwater 0.0 Christmas I. Shearwater / Audubon's Shearwater Bonin I. Petrel Phoenix I. Petrel Bulwer's Petrel Sooty Petrel Red-tailed Tropicbird White-tailed Tropicbird Masked Booby Brown Booby Red-footed Booby 4 Great Frigatebird 2 Golden Plover Ruddy Turnstone Wandering Tattler Sanderling Bristle-thighed Curlew Sooty Tern 14 2.5 Gray-backed Tern Brown-winged Tern Common Noddy Hawaiian Noddy Blue-gray Noddy Fairy Tern White-rumped Petrel 4 Small Petrel 45 Total wed = 132

Location 25°04' 175°34' (at 1200) Observer Binnie Amerson Date 19 Mar, 1964 Time 0645 to 1500 Weather 8.3 Lo: 96 miles SPECIES Abundance Breeding Remarks 1-10 10-100 100-1000 1000+ Nests Eggs Young Laysan Albatross 5+ Black-footed Albatross 15+ Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 0.2 Christmas I. Shearwater Audubon's Shearwater Bonin I. Petrel 30+ Phoenix I. Petrel Bulwer's Petrel Sooty Petrel Red-tailed Tropicbird White-tailed Tropicbird Masked Booby Brown Booby Red-footed Booby Great Frigatebird 3 Golden Plover Ruddy Turnstone Wandering Tattler Sanderling Bristle-thighed Curlew Sooty Tern 4 0.5 Gray-backed Tern Brown-winged Tern Common Noddy Hawaiian Noddy Blue-gray Noddy Fairy Tern Harcourt's Storm Petrel 2 0.1 Sooty Shearwater 1 0755' 4.2 Total = 68

Location 23°09' 173°32' (1200) Observer Bixton Amerson Date 20 mar. 1964 Time 0700 to 1950 Weather Abundance Breeding SPECIES 1-10 10-100 100-1000 1000 + Nests Eggs Young Remarks Laysan Albatross 44 Black-footed Albatross 23+ Wedge-tailed Shearwater 0.0 Christmas I. Shearwater Audubon's Shearwater Bonin I. Petrel Phoenix I. Petrel Bulwer's Petrel Sooty Petrel Red-tailed Tropicbird White-tailed Tropicbird Masked Booby 9 Brown Booby Red-footed Booby 15± Great Frigatebird 3 Golden Plover Ruddy Turnstone Wandering Tattler Sanderling Bristle-thighed Curlew Sooty Tern 51± 4.3 Gray-backed Tern Brown-winged Tern Common Noddy Hawaiian Noddy Blue-gray Noddy Fairy Tern 0,2 Sooty Shearwater 2 1326 1333 Whale Total = 107

Location 19° 28' 171° 09' (1200) Observer Birim Gerson Date 21 mar, 1964 Time 0700 to 1545 Weather SPECIES Abundance Breeding Remarks 1-10 10-100 100-1000 1000 + Nests Eggs Young Laysan Albatross 1+ Black-footed Albatross 4+ Wedge-tailed Shearwater 0, 0 Christmas I. Shearwater Audubon's Shearwater Bonin I. Petrel Phoenix I. Petrel Bulwer's Petrel Sooty Petrel Red-tailed Tropicbird 2 White-tailed Tropicbird Masked Booby Brown Booby Red-footed Booby Great Frigatebird 2 Golden Plover Ruddy Turnstone Wandering Tattler Sanderling Bristle-thighed Curlew Sooty Tern 448 4, 2 Gray-backed Tern Brown-winged Tern Common Noddy Hawaiian Noddy Blue-gray Noddy Fairy Tern Harcourt's Storm Pet. 1 total = 59