R.Clapp 1964 Oct. 26 - Erikub Atoll, Marshall Islands Aradojairik Island : Fairy Terns were observed on eggs on this island. On a rocky part of the beach near the cover of the forest were a few nests of Black-naped Tern. Two nests with eggs were found after a somewhat difficult search and two chicks were collected. The preferred nest site of this species (if that egg on Taka happens to belong to this species) appears to be coarse rocky rubble much rougher in nature than the nesting sites of most terns with which I am acquainted. Brown Boobies were nesting in numbers under the overhanging trees and down to the rocky shores of the island. One nest was peculiar in that it was completely composed of small sticks of driftwood. Both young and eggs were present but the young were generally young young. I saw no birds which I could consider even half way grown. Huber estimated 40 nests, and Binion estimated 50-75 nests. Amerson notes that the nests were mostly with eggs, (perhaps 1/2) and chicks (1/4) and prelaying. Population Estimates for Guro Island Species RBC PL KEA Revised B.T. Curlew 3 3 2 3 Wandering Tattler 3 3 2 3 Golden Plover 4 -- -- 3-4 Ruddy Turnstone 5 4 2 4-5 Fairy Tern 30-35 75 60 30-35 Hawaiian Noddy 45-50 100 40 45-50 Reef Heron 1 1 1 1 Black-naped Tern 2 2 2 2 Brown Booby 1 seen flying by The Reef Heron was mottled phase