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would best define the report on this select group. Est. max.
Height 190', size est. 1 acre in area.
Species Account
Laysan Albatross - one downy chick of ca. 90 days age.
Fledgling-tailed Shearwater - four seen, one came from a
burrow with no known eggs or chicks. One dead
individual.
Blue-faced Booby - 100+ nest site, with 2x as many adults
attending them. Most of the boobies were found on top qual along
the upper slope of the pinnacles. 60%-70% w/chicks, rest
with eggs.
Red-tailed Tropicbird - ca 20 nests - mostly with eggs - 1 known chick
rested in crevices along upper slopes.
Gray-backed Tern - ca 4000-5000 adults using the island, mostly now
attending to chicks ~1000 nest sites - mostly spring of all
stages - I did not notice many eggs - guess 100. Nested on slopes
Sooty Tern - lot. less # than GBT - probably 1/2 as many -
all stages
chicks appeared to be large no. of egg and chick mortality.
Common Tody - ca. 2000-3000 birds using island - nested
on lower slopes - ca. 150 chicks
White-capped Ploidy - ca 200 birds using islands - all stages
resting - eggs to near fledglings ca. 50
Grey Tern - ~300 birds with eggs, young eggs to flying
immatures - rested at cruggy peak at top of slopes.
Blue-gray Tody - est 25 birds - 2 found with eggs.
Great Frigate - ca. 50 birds flying around - some roosting
Shorebirds seen - 1 RT, 2 WT
A. Monk Seals - 5 swimming on rocks of The Jhallas"
Sula leucogaster - Three adults and one chick