March 12 on board "Golden Bear" Cozos Is. to San Diego, Cal. Wedge-tailed Shearwater together, a Manx Shearwater out at some distance, and a (Northern) Phalarope, this very far out. During the second half hour I saw 3 more Phalaropes, 2 together, plus a lone Masked Booby, a Tropic bird (Aethurus? prob.), and another (? Manx) Shearwater. All these birds were fairly far off, and the Tropic bird was into the sun. Went in to rest, and got out all the birds from Ecuador to skin; spent the rest of the mid- day - 10:30 to 2:30 during this. The parrot was a bastard, as the feathers were shirpy and it was in heavy molt on the dorsal tracts. The crop was full of disintegrating seeds and grease? berries or birds. The finches were all in good plumage except the obvious bird molt of the one was quiet. The Yellow- throat was the one brought in by Ted Paperfines. It had dark red eyes, pink legs. About 12:30 the ship began some practice maneuvers, and shortly after Ira Wiggers came saying there was a strange bird outside. I stepped out to see 4 Masked Booby, 3 Phalaropes and a nice adult Parasitic Jaeger ( no tail, little white on upper wing) which landed on the water close to the boat. Kate found out those birds remained afloat for about an hour, then disappeared. ? Mute present. I, however, was committed to skinning at this time. Out again from 3:30 to 5:00 but it became l as we went to Mt. Standard