R. S. Crossin 1965 Laysan Red-footed Booby 18-21 July Estimated population = 1300 birds. This species builds a frail nest of sticks, usually on Scaevola bushes, but occasionally other shrubby type plants are used. All nest observed contained young from large still down covered to nearly fully-feathered individuals. 7 August No change from July. Frigatebird 18-21 July Nesting season well along all nests with young ranging from a few still covered with white down to adult-size birds. All nests observed were of sticks forming a shallow platform in Scaevola frutescens bushes. Apparently only one young nest. Estimated population = 5,000 birds. The adult o' often seen on the nest shading the young, both morning hours and P.M. so shifts probably vary with each pair. 7 August No change in numbers, young larger as expected. 11 August Possibly numbers are up this month - this probably due to more immatures in the air. Laysan Teal 18-21 July On the night of the 17th just after landing we started banding Sooty Terns on the west side of the island. I captured one individual of this species which had been wandering about in the Scaevola - grass tern colony. This was some distance from the lake. On another o casion one individual was flushed from the dense tangle formed by the con ? plant which surrounds the lake. Estimated population = < 200 birds. 7 August 6 adults, 2 ducklings about 3/4 grown seen so far. 9 August After banding until dawn, we came back to Camp and observed an adult o' feeding in the surf on the west shore. The bird would run down the beach as the tide went out and grab up crustaceans or some small animal life, then the tide would swoop in and carry the bird up the beach - then the feeding would be resumed. Two birds (adults) seen along the ease shore of the lagoon. One flew w west over the heavily vegetated belt surrounding the lagoon and was chased for about 100 yds by a common nobby tern. In the afternoon the entire crew of 5 went into the area on the east shore of the lagoon banding Red-footed Boobies. With all the tramping around, no teals were flushed. Two were seen on the shore of the lagoon in late afternoon and right at dusk Ken saw two which may or may not have been different birds. Jeff caught one banded bird way over on the south end of island by the rail- road.track (band No. 615-30603). This may be the clue to the problem - they may be scattered at random - over a good portion