Leewards-Midway, July 1966

Heiden, Richard S; Lewis, T. James

1966

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Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Ornithology

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HEIDEN Midway July 1966 Heiden 07-23-66

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY EASTERN ISLAND 7/9/66 - 7/23/66 Previously unrecorded introduced movement to 29/May/1967 ✓ ADP CDH

RECOVERIES ALBATROSS HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN) 7/9/66 767 - 79357 767 - 90978 767 - 86919 767 - 94832 767 - 96872 767 - 91760 697-38659 767 - 94158 767 - 94348 697 - 26609 767 - 90616

MIDWAY 7/9/66 HEIDEN (EASTERN) SOCTY TERN RECOVERIES 913-94461 7/7/66 Returns 563 02761 567 11977 egg 863 03377 863 09663 egg 0812/ 07408 00716 03252 egg 05011 chick 903-02748 02701 chick 813-9143F egg 793-24501 CHICK 793-23740 Chick

RETURNS 7/9/66 HEIDEN MIDWAY RED FOOTED BOOBY ADP 697 - 70986 Al on Egg √ NEIDEN MIDWAY 7/9/66 913 - 28001 - 28500 Ad SOOTY ANTENNA FIELD 29001 - 29500

AEIDEW MIDWAY (SAND IS.) SURVEY 10 July Golden Plover (non breeding) - 41 " breeding - 10 Ruddy Turnstone (non breeding) - 26 " breeding - 0 Hawaiian [illegible] noddy - 2,000 Fairy Tern - 1,700 (Breeding - most chicks/dicks 10-21 days old) Red Tailed Tropi birds 2500 (end) 3,000 (eastern do)

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY 7/10/66 913- 31001-31500 Sooty A1 (ANTENNA FIELD)

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN) IS. ADP. 10 JULY SOOTY RETURNS 793-24673 / 803-00927 eq 10386 903-01591 903-04320 903 02612 eq

R.HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/11/66 913-30501-31,000 SOOTY TERN Ad 913-33001-33500 SOOTY TERN CHICKS

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/11/66 645 - 21701 - 21800 } Ad 645 - 24501 - 24600 } REC TAILCO TROPIC BIRDS 767 - 49201 Ad RFB 16 Ad RFB 02 " 17 " 32 Ad RFB 03 M 18 " 33 SRFB 4 JRFB 19 " 34 " 5 Ad RFB 20 " 6 " 21 " 35 " 7 " 22 " 36 Ad RFB 8 " 23 " 37 SRFB 9 " 24 " 38 Ad RFB 10 " 25 " 39 " 11 " 26 " 40 " 12 " 27 JRFB 41 " 13 " 28 A/ 42 14 " 29 " 43 15 SRFB 30 " 31 "

L. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/11 ✓ ADP RETURNS 757-86063 A6 RFB 757- 88085 " 767-40264 1MM RFB Knee ⓧ 767-45205 A/RFB ✓ Knee ⓧ ✓ 737-45368 " ✓ 737-95952 " Knee ⓧ ✓ 767-45257 " Knee ⓧ ✓ 767-45535 S RFB 767-40036 " ✓ 737-91596 A6 RFB SOME 737-97961 " ADP/2 757-88065 ✓ 697-70909 A6 RFB 757-88087 " R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/11/66 ✓ ADP RETURNS 757-88010 A6 RFB 757-88061 " 767-45289 5 RFB Knee ⓧ 737-98435 SRFB Knee ⓧ 767-45279 A/RFB Knee ✓ ⓧ 757-88062 " 757-88007 " 757 88038 " 757 88095 " 697-70906 " 697-70905 " RECOVERY 767-45692 A4 GF 737-92880 A6 RFB Knee ✓ 757-88042 " 757-88070 " 737-92493 " Knee ✓ 737-91956 " Knee ✓ 767-45930 " Knee ✓ 737-92936 " Knee ✓

R.HEIDEN MIDWAY 7/11 ADP SOOTY TERN RETURNS 903-00481 wch 863- 00779 wch 03084 wch 11056 wch 08606 wch 04410 OE 713 - 72317 OE 713 - 71429 OE 913 - 01201 753-22069 913 - 24316 wch ORANGE STAMPED 623 - H9624 wch RPI FED SUE 793 - 24294 wch 24723 wch Recover (Out like 913-63108 NIT)

ADP R. Heiden Midway 7/12 (Eastern Std.) Returns 697-76854 697-78494 697-76890 697-25597 697-78720 ad illatino 597-36860 " 767-70493 " " 667-33074 " " 667-32645 " " 767-75525 " " 667-33185 " " 767-85228 " " 697-27128 " " 667-33655 " " 667-34233 " " 667-32141 " " 667-33669 R. HEIDEN MIDWAY 7/12 RETURNS EASTERN 15, 635-11535 ADRTB ud 11522 ✓ " d 535-1543 " 11550 ✓ " d 565-47005 d 11566 ✓ " d She 575-1298 " 11584 ✓ " d 61d 535 47147 d 625-88557 ✓ " ud 605-11626 ✓ " ud 615-30518 " 615-06538 ✓ " d d 605-11536 ✓ " d d 615-06554 ✓ " d d 615-06559 ✓ " ud 625-88579 ✓ " d d 625-88556 ✓ " d d 625-88554 ✓ " d d 603-11650 ✓ " d d 615-06567 ✓ " ud d 605-11649 ✓ " d d 565-47150 ✓ d

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY 7/12 A6 Red tailed Trap. B, 645-24600 24700 except ↓ 100 - 99 - 97 chicks

R.HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/12 9/3 - 33501 - 34,000 SOOTY TERN CHIKKS 9/3 - 34501 - 35,000 “ 9/3 - 35501 - 36000 “

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS) 7/12 SOOTY TERN RETURNS 863-04905 793-24104 753-22156 ORANGE STREAMER FRAYED 1/4" STUB 863-10612 863-05735 903-02875 863-09740 Recovery (my own list) 913-62243

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/13 SOOTY TERN RETURNS

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY 7/13 9/3 - 37001 - 37500 SOOTY 38001 - 38500 TERN 39001 - 39500 CAKE

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/15 645 - 24701 - 24751 RED Tailed TROPIC BIRDS 913 - 39501 - 40,000 SOOTY TERN CHKS 913 - 60001 - 60500 SOOTY TERN CHKS "

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (Easterns.) 7/15 RETURNS ADP 635-11558 A6 RTTB OE ✓ 11555 " wch ✓ 605-11801 ol alRTTB ✓ 11816 wch ✓ 11728 uch ✓ 11831 uch ✓ 118311 udr ✓

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (East Is.) 7/15 RETURNS LAYSAN ALBATROSS 337-H8607 Ad 52004 " 697-25519 " RECOVERY BF Albatross (MM) 767-94148 SOOTY TERN RETURNS 863-01915 903-02372 62909 773-19316 06667 724-24933 11712 793-24101 01101 793-24198 02308

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (Eastern) 7/16 Recovering (Albatross P) TURNED IN BY NAVY PERSONNEL 767-96826 -89433 -96833 -96989 -93846 -90859 -94971 -88714

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (Eastern) 7/16 SOOTY TERN RECOVERIES 213 - 94481 913 - 61371 863 - 00090 SOOTY TERN RETURNS 813 - 91671 903 - 02300 753 - 23943 903 - 05603 903 - 00352

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (Catom K.) 7/16 SOOTY TERN BANDING 943 - 60501 - 61,000 NU 61001 - 61,500

R HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/17 645 - 24752 - 24800 ARTT8 except 800 chick 99 ""

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN S.) ADP 7/17 RETURNS RETTB 635-11509 " 02 635-11676 " 02 635-11698 " 02

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/17 943 - 61501- 62000 SOOTY TERN 62001- 62500 N u

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY RETURNS FOOT TOKY 7/18 RETURNS X COMMON NOODY OF 7/3-00901 RECOVERES X Japanese Albatross (imm.) Found dead 767-86659 X Baby Tern F63-024103 found dead

7/18 Returns RTTB 635-11646 11645 oe R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS) 7/18 245-24805- 24853 RTTB Ad

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/18 943 - 62501 - 63000 SOOTY 63001 - 63500 TERN CHICKS

ADP 7/19 Returns RTTB 635-119 79 operating 11975 OE 11591 wch 11593 200 33 OE 11597 wch R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/19 645-24854 - 24900 RTTB Ad except 96, 97, 98, 99, 400 chick

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/19 943-63501 - 63557 COMMON NODDY CHICKS (except 24) ad) 7/19 Common Noddy Returns 943-63558 - 63584 COMMON NODDY ADULTS (except 64 chicks) 74 P 76 " 943-00907 ud 00902 ud 00903 OE 943-63601 - 64,00 SOOTY TERN CHICKS

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN I.S.) 7/19 GRAY BACKED TERN 642 - 03503 - 03522 chicks (except #15 Ad) 645 - 24901 - 25000 wedge Tailed Albatross Ad

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN S.) 7/19 767 - 492 1/2 AGRFB 43 "

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/19 544 - 51227 = 51233 Christano do, dleerunt

MIDWAY (EASTERN) 7/20 RTTB RETURNS 565-47-02 also 645-2902105 565-47108 also 645-250HH OF 605-1162F05 R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/20 645-25001-25055 Ad RTTB

7/20 RETURNS 757-88005 ADREO 697-70909 " 697-70905 " 757-88099 " 697-70913 " 757-88097 " 757-88087 " 757-88085 " Recovery 737-91526 ARFB 737-4902) X Kine 737-91672 " 757-88062 " X Kine 737-91673 " 697-70905 " 737-92493 " 528-09902 AD BFB (PROB ♂) 757-83505 (PROB ♀) utch R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN S.) 7/20 767-49244 ARFB 05 45 " - 46 CHICK REO 47 " 48 JGF RWD 49 RFBA 50 " 51 " 52 " 53 " 54 " 55 " 56 " 57 " 58 " 59 " 60 " (4) 62" 63" 64" 65" BLUE 66 FACE CHICK

P. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN 15.) 2/20 943-63585- 63600 COMMON MODOX Ad (exporting chief) 99 ""

MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/21 RETURNS RTTB 635 - 11975 OE Wedge Tailed Shearwater 635 - 20107 20182 R. REIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/21 645 - 25056 - 25100 ATRTB (eaglet chicked) ? there ft 645 - 25101 - 25308 Wedge Tail Ad

R. REIDEN MIDWAY (CASTCON) 7/22 Sand 80. Golden Plover 55 (NO BP) Reddy Turnstone 15 (F BP)

27/22 WTS Returns 535 - 15877 635 - 11991 R. ABIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.) 7/22 X 45-35 645 - 25301 - 25400 wedge 25401 - 25500 Tailed Element

R. HEIDEN MIDWAY (EASTERN IS.)

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Blue 70's U T Scream C T Scream Proper Bad [illegible] G B Term Sooty Story

Escondido. was surveyed on 7-10 & 7-22 respectively for shorebird. (results) Other population studies made at various dates: ATTG Fairy Tern Kakapo Gull Patriq 419 466 7/23 46 Ruddy Turnstone (7 BP) on NS airstrip 100 yds. south of beach

7/18 Found pure white RTTB egg outside crashing this nest. Definitely not Arctic terns. Too round & chalky. Too well developed to collect. 7/20 Found RTTB incubating mostly her own eggs. Red-throated diver egg. Am fairly certain that it it was shearwater compact quite oval, it was almost circular - more elliptical & smoother & glossier than RTTB egg. Also found RTTB [illegible] brown Common molly egg along with her own (her own well developed) nearest Common molly nest 25yds away. 7/19 6 Fairy terns in Muis (?) in triangle of vegetation between airstrip. Legs 1 broad bandel (06) 2 Fairy terns (1 breeding pair, 06) in (pine?) 100 yds. from small boat pier. TOTAL FAIRY TERNS - 8

7/15 Ad 1 Blue Face ducks observed 100 yds from maximum security field on southern end Eastern Do. 7/15 Common noddes found nesting exclusively on Eastern side of N-5 air strip (Eastern do.) or on air strip itself (in weed patches on the tarmac). Nest sites were extremely varied, from the edge of dense scurfs & the tops of small plants to the middle of runway itself (as above). App. 25 nesting pairs found dwell on scurfs or sand/coral only 300 yds east of barracks across air strip. All well eggs or up to 1/2 fledged chicks, most hatched in or on 1 adult on 2 24/70 chick 7/15 Eastern Do. 12:00 NOON 39 Luddy Turnstones (1 in breeding plumage) feeding on open strip next to old north-south air strip 350 yds south of barracks. 7/15 Eastern Do. 7:30 PM 4 Golden plovers (1 breeding plumage) on same air strip as above at exact same location. 7/18 Eastern Do. 12:40 PM 9 Luddy Turnstones (2 breeding plumage) on same air strip 100 yds south of barracks or one nest of noddis & Sables Falcon +12" of Bosom bird nest high at base of scurfs

David M. Bracken Page engineer

(1) Terminal (2) Post Office (3) Island Survey 500 Ad Ayrshire Knock 3,000 of estimate of all station pop. made by Lewis, Augt / October Ayrshire

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LEWIS Mandala Midway July 1966 T. Lewis 07-13-66

Midway 9 July - 13 July, 66 T. James Lewis VADP CPH

66 15.71 mayy Weston Weston

Eastern Is. 9, July Island Survey Sooty Terns - Mostly with Chicks in 10 - 21 Day old category More WTS Than last Mth. " Noddy Terns 10-15 Additional Nests Brown-backed Terns 8-10 changed RFB with Chicks 0-10 days old

Santy Terms 9 July 66 Eastern Ts. Returns ADP 863-03914 oe 00664 wch 07624 oe 10379 oe 11069 wch 08368 oe 04174 oe 01428 oe 00703 wch 11795 oe 05077 oe 09923 oe 01975 oe 02500 oe 11835 oe 02588 oe 07578 oe 00242 oe 07678 07417 oe 06258 08368 oe 07669 oe 04952 oe 02265 oe 10415 oe 11806 oe 03536 wch 09918 oe 07840 00699 oe 08607 oe 00539 oe 06269 oe 00447 wch 11417 oe 06300 oe 06976 04424 Santy Terms 9 July 66 Eastern Ts. Returns 793 21465 903-02885 oe 24266 oe 01366 oe 21338. 04074 oe 24317 wch 00673 wch 24316 wch 01694 wch 24303 oe 01113 oe 96856 oe 02286 643-49634 wch 643-49993 oe 713-72364 oe 643-49799 oe 71273 oe 49706 oe Both 71087 wch 003-00724 oe Sand Bind 22436 wch w check 773-19487 oe

10 July 66 Seal Is Island Survey Aprox 2,500 Tropicbirds Seal Is. 7 LA-LU 6 LF 3.000 ? ST 50 Common Noddy 10 Hawaiian Noddy July 10 Eastern Fs Benglin 913 - 30001 - 30500

Eastern F.s Returns July 10, 64 Scoty Tenns 863-16521 09334 wch 56792 wch 06102 11977 01092 22295 oe 11771 10434 Eastern F.s Returns July 10, 64 Scoty Tenns 41-203963= 843-74613 713-72561 Return 767-87507 LA-L-u

July 11 Eastern F. Begins BTTB with chicks 645-21703-Replaces - 47- 53 chick 64 chick 500 chick 648- 500-600 BTTB Breeding 568 chick 582 chicks 913-30501-31000 ST Ad-U 913-32000-32500 ST Ad-U Pudsey 25 Complete legs, bill observed an albino ST chick Age Approx 15 days 33000 913-32561- ST N-U July 11 Eastern F. Returns BTTB ADD 635-11507 ac 11655 ac 11642 ac 11645 ac 11942 ac 11941 ac 11936 ac 11660 chick 11658 ac 11927 ac 11931 ac 11932 ac 605-11988 ac Recovery 757- 76248 LA-A-U 863- 11512 ST-A-U

July 11 Eastern Is. Returns Sixty Tons 863-03080 wch 00545 oe 05684 wch 03253 wch 05045 wch 11374 01013 02006 02895 09198 wch 07764 02327 oe 03148 wch 00853 03148 wch 04759 wch 07656 wch 06018 July 11 Eastern Is. Returns Sixty Tons 48-330109 903-01245 02809 wcl 00729 oe 00201 wch 00802 wch 02627 00993 ae 01151 wch 00878 wch 01489 wch 02993 02148

July 12 Eastern Island Bonding 913-34001-34500 ST N-U 35001-35500 ST N-U 36001-36500 ST N-U Eastern Fs July 12 Returns Sasty town 913-11008 793-24254 Common Nudity Term Return 713-71519 ce

July 13, 64 Midway Eastern Is. Bandings Sooty Tern 913-36501-37000 N-U 37501-38000 NU 38501-39000 N-U

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