Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
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Lehner, P. 1964 21 Aug. 5 - Up at 7 A.M., breakfast and up to other end; checked mouse traps and islet Wedgetails - tried to band our only chick to date but both #5 and #4 bands are too large; Sooties are concentrated around South Shore; Frigates, Red-footed Boobies and Blue-faced Boobies concentrated on N. West shore and wires; Brown Boobies concentrated on East Shore; began taking Noddy egg count and chick measurements in early P.M. - worked all afternoon and evening - had to band the large chicks and re-band those with worn numbers (the blue bands retain the numbers longer than the red); low tide at about 10:30 tonight - back to the islet to band the Wedgetail chick; saw one juvenile Sooty attempting to swim through the breakers away from shore off east side of island; he made in about 6 feet out and was then washed back; late P.M. checked Wedgetail burrows and set mouse traps.