Bratley, D.A. 1964 Sand Island, Johnston Is. Atoll (Notes) Mon. July 13 (mid) p.2 Returns Band No. 565-12080 -12081 Age/ sex A-U A-U breeding status with small young less than 10 days old. with young that was from 10-20 days stage Returns less than 90 days 565-12094 A-U Fairy Tern — 23 birds were counted on Johnston today & all but the one chick were sitting in the casuarina trees northwest of the Post Exchange. This is a sharp increase in numbers over last survey June 29 when only 9 were sighted. The population has remained nearly constant over every month of this year & this is the first instance it has risen to such a number. The chick which is beneath the ——save of the PX building on a roofer is now older than 21 days & has lost most of its downy look. Sand Island — Bulwer’s Petrel — a young fulwais was found in the nest where one of the parents had been banded as 642-01138. We assume the chick hatched today or last night the adult bird was in the nest. Today the adult was gone & the chick was left alone. How long the adults stay with the chick once it hatches is not known, so we may be wrong in assuming the bird