PHHR May 3) cont. - At each island stop, each man [sort of] had his own bird or birds or what not to survey. I counted BFB rests and, the status of chick or egg and took returns of convenience. Also I counted C. Hody rests/status and B.F. rests/status etc. Step #1 - Took total count of animals there: 8 Horned seals, 18 BFA chicks; 16A chicks; 3 BFB nests w/ one down clutch, nuc; 2E Step #2 - 2 BFB nests w/ 2E, 2M - 8 W.C. Noddies on bar Step #3. Grass Island - shore birds: R. Turnstone - 2, W. Tattler - 4, B.T. Curlew -1; BFB - only one nest w/M ; ca. 25 roosting in Noddy Bonin. B. Petrel - 2 chicks about ready to fledge, on board; complete count of C. Hody rests - 263, 25(4E), 12/S - at most likely nursed some nests - 00 300 would be an accurate estimate. On the periphery ca 150 roosting; Great Frigate - 54 nests w/ 30E, 16S, 8M - some were banded. Bob Tosh returns Step #4 Seal Island - Wedge burrows were numerous - burrows very 3 feet; BFB counted 40 nests w/ 34E, 45, 2M, 13L. Boobies and Seals nested on the peninsula or on the edge of the island, never do. They seem to be mixed with the albatross; BFB returns: Sal: 767-41996-ch., 767-41977-ch., 767-42310-ch., 737-26592-2E & 767-41973-ch, 767-42306 and 767-42308 pair w/1E, 737-26572-2E, 767-42000-E/4 Fairy Terns - saw 3 over island, came down to investigate see; W.C. Noddy on 200 roosting on shore of peninsula; BB Tern - ca 100 nests up to 1st day's chicks on peninsula; C. Hody - ca. 50 nests/up to 8m ch. on peninsula shore birds; (R. Turnstone) W. Tattler - 4, RTTB were present - 3 nests Step #5 BFB nests - 21 w/4E, 45, 6M, 11L BFB returns: 737-30367-ch., 737-30371-ch., 737-30361 and 767-41923-ch & 737-30366-ch, 737-30367 - on fish ball, no vegetation on this island - other birds LA, BFA, 7 Tern * Of general interest, I forgot to note that #1, #3, #4, #5 contained large no. of albatross (LA, BFA) ca >1000 per island except for #1 These islands had vegetation - 3, 4, 5 - others were barren with only fish balls and Gap. Whiskey Bottles.