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DeBenedict's
1964
March 15 on board "Golden Bear", Cozos Is to San Diego, Calif.
Scattered birds were a # of similarly marked birds
with a much slower (half as fast) wingbeat &
which appeared to be larger (saw them together
only once or twice); they never came really close,
bu from what I saw I suspect Pink-footed Shear-
water. There were almost all solitary. Saw 20-25 of
these. Also saw 4 Northern Phalaropes, all in
winter plumage, and 2 Bona parii's Gulls
during this period - 4 to 5 P.M. After 5 went to
the stern where a immature Red-footed Booby-
notice of the Brown Booby Partner in good light-
came close up, circled, and dropped off.
Saw little else until c. 6:30 when I spotted a good
plumaged Red-Billed Tropicbird on the water.
Besides this whale saw a large feeding group
of porpoises about 4:30, with few birds in assoc-
iation. They were lightly boiled; several leaped far
out of the water. We are in the shipping lane,
and passed at least 5 other ship while I was out.
It is much colder now and I am uncomfortable
without a sweatshirt on when outside, and donot
find it uncomfortable inside. We are told we are
approaching "P-pt" - the area near the cape
where the water temp. drops sharply and every
one peels instead of sweating - About 4 saw a large
Green Turtle; it was baki colored, light, and
heavily spotted with blacks on the shell. Head light,