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R.S.Crossin
Oct. 1968
Data Sheet for Marked Nests
of Brown Booby on McLean Island
Sheet For Subsequent Visits to Nest
Nest No.
Date
Band Number
of Bird
at Nest
Contents of
Status of
Nest or Burrow
Other Comments or Information
1
15
NB 767-40815
still 2 eggs
♀ (yellowface) incubating 2045 no other bird about.
2
15
NB 767-40876
...
♂ (blue-face)
... 2050
4
15
NB 767-40897
...
♀ (yellowface)
... 2100
5
15
NB 767-40898
...
♂ (blue-face)
... 2120
6
15
767-40879
...
♀ inc. egg + burdying chicks at 2125
7
15
80
still 2 eggs
♂ inc. egg at 2125
8
15
81
still 1 egg
♂ inc. egg at 2120
9
15
still 1 egg
no bird or egg at 2135, egg old.
10
15
84
♀ incubating at 2135, not disturbed
all birds visited with chicks feeding around at part of hill on night of 15.
The mate of each incubating bird does not sit any nest, but I noticed a (bird) sitting along the rocky beach coast — these are probably mates to the incubating birds.