Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
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Lehner, P. 1964 15 July 30 check mouse traps in A.M.; made jesses; afternoon checked Wedgetail nesting on islet (#4 destroyed) - Brown Baby in bunker really lived up to his name trying to get out; about 30 Noddy eggs + 6 unbanded chicks on islet; check Noddy plots - one newly hatched chick on NEce); Sooties are getting noticeably fewer in number each day; banded 100 Noddy chicks before dark - many are getting quite old and are hard to catch even with a hand net; after dark we banded 400 Sooties - then checked Wedgetail plots and banded those on eggs which had not been previously banded; we painted all those on eggs with red paint on the throat, top of head and tail; there seem to be a few nesting which aren't included in our plot.