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16 June
on board "Golden Bean" off southern Mexico
were seen to lift on the ocean, floating buoyantly. The wing
beat is strong and steady, circular, very like a Goosey.
Not gull-like, especially, about 2-3 beats/second. Often
bids down, tail stiff. Meeting about 9 A.M. Carpenter
gave the most stimulating talk of the series. Got out about
11:30 and went to lunch. began observing about noon.
Saw a dark rumped beach Petrel about noon, fluttering
nearths front of the ship. about 12:15 saw 4 Red-footed
Boobies and later 4 Pomarine Jaegers, all in immature
plumage. About 12:20 a single immature flew past
the boat. About 12:30 we flushed 2 Red Phalaropes
from the water & saw 1 floating nearby. Shortly after
we flushed 9 more so that thus we 11 in sight at
once. A group of 15-20 Red footed Boobies came
past and spotted what seemed to be a immature.
Blue-faced Booty sitting on a board; at the same
time saw another Red Phalarope on the water.
About 12:30 saw a beach Petrel with a clearly
divided white rump patch. At one we had
a man-over-board drill. This involved tossing a
life raft and a red smoke marker overboard
and stopping the boat, so about an hour. almost as
soon as this took place a group of about 40 Red-footed
and what looked like an immature. Blue-footed Booty
came by and appeared to investigate; most of this
flock stayed by the whole period. The Red foots vary
somewhat in belly color, light to darker, but all are