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DATE Aug 14, 1964
Pg.# 18
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
1232 Begin observations
1255 Wedgetail 1 W
1322 Wedgetail 1 W
1355 Pigeons? Planck overhead low
1401 Wedgetail 1 NW
1405 Wedgetail 1 NE
1408 Wedgetail 2 NE
1410 Wedgetail 1 W
1413 Wedgetail 1 NW
1415 Wedgetail 2 N
1416 Bulwers Petrel 1 N
1424 Wedgetail 2 N
1430 Passed through a fairly large school of temparres, about 30
1458 Great Frigate 1 N
1502 Wedgetail 1 @
1508 Wedgetail 1 N
1515 Shear - Petrel 1 E
1526 Bulwers Petrel 1 NE
1547 Bulwers Petrel 1 N
1599 Wedgetail 1 @
1600 Petrel ap 1 N Either a Lark or a Haracounts or a Bulwer's - long ways off
1610 Wedgetail 1 N
1625 Shearwaters - School flock swoeling toward it - ? Is capt. some Turns follow head of bird school, 5 shearwaters dwindle around bird school.
1635 In Flock .40 Dark and light wedgetails but 4 dark... Bulwers Petrels at ont birds ?? fish caught. Fish school moved around a lot. The Shearwaters were feeding on squid or flying fish
1847 Bulwer's Petrel 1 W
1915 End Observations