DICKER 1972 17 July 1030 - 1 Gannet s.s.w., score 1 Korioks throughout the day - justly Turzicks. 18 July no birds or mammals seen today 19 July - 2 jaegers. In afternoon when about 175 miles from N. end of Azores begin seeing Cory's Shearwaters (~7 to 10 seen); 1 had white V on rump but otherwise looked like Cory's). 20 July - joined Azores during night; rough seas & strong wind; no birds seen; 1 jaeger said I saw some flying fish. 21 July - mod rough; no birds, mammals or fish seen. 22 July - strong SW winds slowing progress. In AM ~4 to 6 tropic birds seen; one had def. yellow bill & one def. red. Then must have been white-tailed Trop. c bird & were at ~45°W. + 31½°N. Also saw flying fish - late PM. 23 July Quite a few flying fish; no birds. 24 July 1 Trop. c bird in AM (not seen well enough to check bill color). In afternoon a small sandpiper hung round the ship - pale brown with wing stripe, shallow wing beat reminiscent of Spotted Sandpiper; also light colored like Red Phalarope in winter plumage - justly as Spotted Sandp. Ground Trop. c Caper about noon. 25 July Lots of flying fish; a jaeger reported 1 Trop. c bird. Starting about 1645 saw few Sooty Terns (about 25 mi. from land) & continued seeing them