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R.S.Crossin
Oct. 1968
Data Sheet for Marked Nests
of Brown Booby on McKeen 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
14
♀ 767-40895
still 2 eggs
1240 I visited both birds male about 15
minutes over the nest & female 8 min
on or egg took perch recently.
2
14
♀ unmarked
still 2 eggs
1238
3
14
♀ unmarked
still 2 eggs
1235
4
14
♂ unmarked
1 egg just hatched
morning count of egg & young taken 1230
5
14
unmarked bird
still 2 eggs
1230
6
14
—
still egg & chick
1228 chick culver measured : 32.5
7
14
—
still 2 eggs
1227
8
14
767-40881 &
still one egg
1215
9
14
—
empty
egg gone 1210, parent? standing nearby
10
14
—
still 2 eggs
1203
R.S.Crossin
Oct. 1968
Data Sheet for Marked Nests
of Brown Booby on McKeen 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
18
♂ 767-40894
still 2 eggs
♂ band & painted green 2105
3
18
737-21594
—
♀ painted green 2110
4
18
—
1 egg
chick gone, egg cold 2115
5
18
767-40898
still 2 eggs
♂ & incubating 2120
3
21
767-40892
—
♀ 2100
3
25
—
1 egg, 11 white,
♀ 2130
4
25
—
nest empty
2130
6
25
—
nest empty
2130
8
25
—
nest empty
2140
9
—
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