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first egg  Monday, May 17

Tuesday
May 18

Small Island Colony 1:15 Dam few birds - fly. Weather, warm, sunny, not much wind.

One down on nest site 1:45 Flies up again.

O

Descending part of charge with very deep beats of the wings, also rapid, but probably not more rapid than during ordinary flight

Male lands.  Does OL-T-T-T Joined by female; (she came in mostly gliding, with Glide call MC. At first U (with HF & T?) Then Series of OL's (with T's?) Then U. Then both fly off 3.27 Pack

Giving Alarm call from U.


[[left margin]] Pair A [[/left margin]]

Off again

During the above sequence, male bent head to ground several times, giving soft, long-drawn, plaintive krooning notes "Kooooo Kooooooo...." Male feeding call?

Back again. OL-T. OL. OL. OL-T-T-OL-T OL. OL-T-T-T OL-T-T OL OL-T

More birds landing all around 3:32

[[image]] OL can be definitely with tail up by the end.

Birds still circling, giving Alarm Call, in considerable numbers, but some have landed and are apparently relaxing. 
O.O. OL-T-T

Transcription Notes:
[[image: sketch of bird]] Page 195 Notes: changed [[female/male symbol]] to either female or male as requested by transcription center