Gilbert, August 1964
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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