LONGEVITY RECORD FOR THE BULWER PETREL

A female Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) nesting on Sand Island, J ohnston Atoll, during the 1992 and 1993 breeding seasons was at the ti me last seen (July 1993) at least 24 yr 0 mo old, making it the oldest known Bulwer's Petrel in the world. This was the only band recovery d uring 1992 and 1993 from the 94 Bulwer's Petrels that were banded on S and Island from 1964 through 1969 by the Pacific Ocean Biological Surv ey Program.