Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
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Lehner, P. 1964 43 Aug. 23 up in A.M. to check mouse traps; did backwork during the afternoon and then ran checks on Wedgetails + Noddies after supper; the two cats on the island are apparently killing some birds (found a couple Noddy chicks before - two Wedgetails today); collected 36 Wedgetail blood samples which gives us a total of 101 Wedgetails; now to start work on the Noddies which are going to be very difficult to catch; saw a flock of 24 Ruddy Turnstones today; all shorebirds are on the increase; I'm convinced that young fledged Sooties are fed by a great number of adults; the chirping of the juvenile apparently triggers the feeding response in any adult close by.