22 bird species were observed of which 17 were breeding. 13,500 birds of 19 species were banded with 961 returns being recorded from 11 species. This is broken down below by species. Species No. Banded No. Returns Wedge-tailed Shearwater 18 1 Christmas Is. Shearwater 400 40 Audubon's Shearwater 700 94 White-thr. Storm Petrel 33 -- Bulwer's Petrel 3 -- Red-tailed Tropicbird 92 1 Blue-faced Booby 875 797 Brown Booby 38 6 Red-footed Booby 17 9 Great Frigate 100 -- Lesser Frigate 164 -- Ruddy Turnstone 16 -- Wandering Tattler 2 -- Bristle-thighed Curlew 3 1 Gray-backed Tern 100 -- Sooty Tern 10300 9 Fairy Tern 300 -- Blue-gray Noddy 35 2 Noddy Tern 400 2 91 blood samples were taken from 6 species of birds and one species of mammal. 37 birds of 9 species were collected.