C. ZIEGLER 1954 (TRANSCRIBED) JOURNAL MARCH? (CONT.) WEATHER - MOSTLY CLEAR, SLIGHT S.W. WIND. (A.M.) WARM. P.M. WIND-STRONGS. 9:00 A.M. DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES (13) - AT LEAST 4 ADULTS. DIOMEDEA IMMUTABILIS (1). 12:00N SMALL PUFFINUS(?) FLYING QUITE A WAY OUT FROM SHIP. DARK ABOVE, QUITE WHITE BELOW. FLIGHT VERY SWIFT - GLIDING + FLAPPING LIKE A SWALLOW. 5:00P.M. DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES (18), DIOMEDEA IMMUTABILIS (7) - THESE BIRDS ARE A LITTLE HARD TO SPOT - AT ONE TIME I ONLY SAW 4 BUT A MINUTE OR TWO LATER GARBAGE WAS DUMPED OVERBOARD + 7 OF THEM LANDED ON THE WATER. ALSO SAW TWO SMALL DARK-BARRELED, WHITE-UNDERPARTED BIRDS TOO FAR OFF TO IDENTIFY + TWO GULLS WITH BLACK-TIPPED WINGS FLYING ALONG. VERY FAR OUT FROM THE SHIP. MARCH 9 (MAR 8 SKIPPED) CROSSING DATE LINE- M.S. ASAMA MARU, 1900 MI. OUT OF YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. WEATHER - RAINY, COLD. STRONG SW, WIND. VISIBILITY-2-3 MI. 8:00 A.M. DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES(5), DIOMEDEA IMMUTABILIS (3). 3:00 P.M. DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES (10), DIOMEDEA [illegible] IMMUTABILIS (1).