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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.