Galapagos field notes, v579
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March 10 on board "Golden Bear", Coroz Is. to San Diego, Cal. Oceanodroma (?) curtus. Went in and slept most of the afternoon, out again from 4 to 5. Only 1 Wedgetail before 4:30 but a Black Petrel, a dark Red-footed Booby and 1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater after this time. Almost all the Wedgetails seen today were light phase and almost all had the clear whitish bar on the secondary coverts. Nothing followed the ship today. Flying fish were spotty, with some large schools seen. The very small ones are still around!. Both clear and Brown-winged species about. After dinner wrote notes and went to the crew's movie. Got to bed late. March 11 Woke up late today and didn't get out until about 7:30. Clear, windy and choppy, little white caps. Feeds #5 of flying fish, saw one pretty one, fins yellow/black/olive/white spot/yellowish. Very few birds about; nothing 7:30 to 8:00. A clear phase, blue-billed Red-footed Booby landed on the forward room about 8:15 and 2 Red-billed Tropicbirds flew over slowly before 8:30. Saw a school of about 15 all dark porpoise, teared and with a arrow shaped dorsal fin, the arrow pointing to the head. The fin was high and c. ½ back along the back. Went in until 10, then out again until 11. 4 Red-footed Boobies in a group went by and the one on the forward room is still present. Saw a Leach's Petrel with a clearly divided rump-patch between 10:30 and 11. Went down for lunch and back at noon. Saw a good plumaged Parasitic Jaeger