R.Brown 1968 Red-footed Booby (sula sula) 7 Oct. Hondulu south to 20°41'N; 158°23'W 164 recorded from 1500 until sunset 1838. All light phase adults, moulting 9 seen, usually in single accompanied by an adult. 07°45'N; 166°56'W — 05°57'N; 168°03'W 11 Oct. (6 showed up, straight right at sunset and began circling the ship; 5 from and one adult. I suspect since we are still about 500-600 miles W of Heard, the nearest island, that these birds are. winter (non-breeding pre-breeding) on the edge of the rich feeding area at 20°S'N. Although very few other birds were about to indicate this, I feel that the presence of a number of them indicates that it is not just the feeding birds. Natural Observation Hull for 3½ hrs. after sunset failed to show any indications of feeding flocks. 03°57'N; 169°10'W — 01°58'N; 170°37'W 12 Oct. Saw several (5th) immature throats out the day, all singles. Have paid attention to the sleep as did C. & last night. R.Brown Red-footed Booby 16 Oct. Nest count made today as follows: MarkedNest Non-Marked Total New Empty nest: 1 3 4 One egg : 11 25 36 Naked young : 4 12 16 Small downy young: 4 4 8 Large downy young: 11 9 9 Large feathered young: 9 4 4 Their Immature : 28 68 88 Nest localities were as follows: 4 nests at SW edge of bayon where the concentration of birds are. 5 nests along N side edge of bayon near lower Frigate Shoal, and the rest in a broad field through the Old Stone wall area on the W side. The nesting area here is now in less dictated by the Sile's filled growth since all nests are in Sile's. The marked nest area is around the large W wall near camp. Boot 2030. 133 porting in busy critical compli well portion, at least 20 of these young, about 200 ported along the rest of the side area about the walls on W side and another 100 plus on the SW bayon corner in singled Frigate and RFB nest- area. Count 40 birds, mostly immature associated with the small nesting area on NW corner next to known frigate colony.