Galapagos field notes, v579
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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,