BIEGLER 955 JOURNAL MAR 3 6:00 P.M. - DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES (20), (CONT) MAR 4 M.S. ASAMA MARU, 1500 MI. OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO. WEATHER - RAINY, STRONG S. WIND. SEA TEMP. - 57° F. 11:30 A.M. - DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES (18) - 4 OF THESE WITH WHITE RUMPS & UNDERTAIL COVERTS. SEVERAL MORE WITH WHITE UNDER- TAIL COVERTS & PERHAPS JUST A TRACE OF WHITE OR NONE AT ALL ON RUMP. 6:00 P.M. - DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES (16) - AT LEAST 1 ADULT (?) SEEN. DIOMEDEA IMMUTABILIS (2) CLOSER TO SHIP THAN BEFORE. MAR 5 M.S. ASAMA MARU, 1900 MI OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO. WEATHER - CLEAR, COOL STRONG W. WIND. 9:00 A.M. - DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES (10), DIOMEDEA IMMUTABILIS (1) ALSO ONE SMALL OCEAN BIRD - BLACK ABOVE WHITE BELOW . FLYING WITH OCCASIONAL PLAPS & MUCH SAILING CLOSE OVER THE WAVE CRESTS & TROUGHS, TOO FAR OFF TO GET COLOR OF BILL OR MUCH OF ANYTHING ELSE. PERHAPS PUFFINUS (PISITHOMELAS)??. 5:30 P.M. DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES (10) MAR 6 M.S. ASAMA MARU, 2200 MI OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO WIND - MODERATE W. WEATHER - RAINY, COOL AM. VISIBILITY - 3 MI CLEAR, WARM P.M. VISIBILITY ->