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Lehner, P.
1964
7/31
July 31 - P.M. checked Islet Wedgetails
on Islet - no change; Noddy census
on Islet revealed about 80 young + 30 eggs;
Noddy census on main Island; 5/6 eggs
hatched - no new eggs & marked Bulwer's
nests along causeway with red numerals -
I'll still have to call them in order to
locate the nests precisely - marked 15 nest
sites - 3 young + 1 egg; ran census of
Sooties ( ); after dark ran Sooties,
Boobies and Frigate census; checked
Wedgetail burrows; set mouse traps. - parties
from late afternoon to early morning;
drinks and drunken arguments all over -
no fisticuffs - some beligerent - some
philosophical - the only reminder of
civilization