Crossin, Richard S., 1965-1966, 1968
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Robinson 1965 7 October M...ana Island, Oahu, Hawaii. Party of Ely, Gossin, Mage and Chapman (and George Young [Sall Take]) worked Menas night of 7 October. Dorms sup most of the night; had bedding few light bizgels. Ely banded 200 Eminion boddies, but rest of party banded w...e tails the entire night Bandiing (w...e tails) Chicks adults Ely ca. 350 ca. 150 700 Gossin ca. 400 ca. 200 700 Mage 100 ↓600 700 Young ca. 150 ca. 150 300 2400 +100 boddies 3500 One Carlos possibly came one area othrow September was on island. About 10 rabbits seen, Agnes 7 mice mice, one collected. Boddies about same status as 30 Sept. A few Soty Terns seen over island (mainly from W with visits). One Black C...ound Night Heron seen on the island at dusk. Ca. 33 blood pera samples taken from ed. Wedge, left island at 6:30 a.m. Note: Some w...e tails chicks ca. 270 with primaries & secondaries protruding from feather sheaths. 10 October Pago Pago, American Samoa. Arrived ca. 0600 aboard成 Am flight 811. Island quite tropical—reminds one very much of Cayena, Mexico. Landward rain forest. Saw few birds — the Blue N...ifit Walygara Chloris, Cardinal Honeyeater, Red- United B...ibud, small surpluses. Crews went over to Western Samoa, returned today Left Pago Pago aboard Shanwater 0730, headed for Bohor. Relatively few birds first few hours, for being so close urnstile a large land mass such as this. Red-footed Booby, Common Fairy Terns, Few w...e tails (birds), Wolly Terns. One mottled Petrel: about 5 after 2 p.m. Flocks picked up somewhat total of 20 (1114) 16 of them, Stocking Flocks (1016). Three most numerous birds were Common B...ody (370) Red-footed Booby (355) and Fairy Tern (213). Red fots practically all the Dark Gray phase, only 2 White phase seen. 2nd day N. Samoa — 14°15'S, 17°10' Partly W — 9°65', 17228W Very few birds, scantly — mainly scattered styles. Only 3 flocks at all small. Only interesting sightings were mottled Petrels, 52 (1/3 days bird) all headed in a general SW direction. The dark aldoners very Diagnostic. These birds not only fly with high areas like the root/solder billed O...awators, but they also avoided the ship like them. 11 October 12 October