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R.S.Crossin
Oct. 1968
Data Sheet for Marked Nests
of Bulwer's Petrel on
McKean 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
1103-07094
fresh egg
bird on egg at 23.00 (16) and 1030 (17)
2
14
079
egg
" " " " " 1035 "
3
14
091
fresh egg
" " " 2230(16) " 1040 "
2
18
079
chicks
Chick is large, fills one whole hand, hard to believe that that the shelled yesterday - we call this kind of chick a [illegible]
3
19
091
egg
051 minute 0015
2
19
079
chicks
1035 measurement, 17 chicks taken
3
19
091
egg
1045-
3
20
091
egg
night
1
20
-
empty
1900 Egg gone between 1040 17 & 1900
1
26
-
broken egg
Another egg laid within day original parent or other, did not come in 4 weeks away.
J.Crossin
Oct. 1968
Data Sheet for Marked Nests
of Bulwer's Petrel on
McKean Isla.
Summary and 1st Visit
Nest No.
Band Numbers
of Members of Pair
Date
Contents of
Nest or Burrow
Measurement
of Egg
Measurement
of Culmen
of Young
Measurement
of Wing
of Young
Band
Number
of Young
1
1103-07094
14
one fresh egg
39.4 x 28.9
2
1103-07094
14
" egg
11.0 (19)
Egg hatched sometime between 1035-17 and 2100-18.
3
1103-07091
17
" fresh egg
39.0 x 29.7
4
682-44702
19
" fresh egg
39.2 x 30.0
Or found on 25th June 1968, had a fresh egg.
Other Comments: