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Table 2. Diurnal Density of Species groups at-Sea, Leewards No. 13,
6-26 June 1966.
Species Groups No. Birds Birds Sq.Ml. % total birds
A) Oahu to Laysan via French Frigate Shoals 6-9 June.
Albatross 95 0.08 2.03
Shearwater-Petrel 958 1.17 20.45
Terns 2,930 2.37 62.57
Tropicbirds 20 0.02 0.43
Boobies 116 0.14 2.48
Frigatebirds 34 0.02 0.73
Shorebirds 3 0.007 0.06
Storm Petrels 2 0.005 0.04
Miscellaneous 525 0.62 11.21
TOTALS 4,683 4.43 100.00
B) Laysan to Lisianski and return to Laysan 16-20 June.
Albatross 40 0.07 1.74
Shearwater-Petrel 1,011 2.46 43.98
Terns 1,093 1.79 47.56
Tropicbirds 26 0.06 1.17
Boobies 45 0.11 1.95
Frigatebirds 83 0.10 3.60
TOTALS 2,298 4.59 100.00