Gilbert, November 1964
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SI-MNH-958e 7-28-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E C.H. GILBERT CRUISE 77 DATE 12 November 1964 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0630 | Wedgetail 15 - 18 - | 0715 | | 0716 Booty RF 2 - 2 - | 0717 wedgetail 3 - 18 - | | 0740 | wedtail 35 - 53 0741 Black footed albatross 1 - 1 - | 0750 RF Booty 2 - 4 | | 0751 | scattered wedgetail too numerous to count. | 0830 | wedgetail 11 | Booty RF 7 - 64 | Sooty Tern 1 - 11 0840 | wedgetail 10 - 74 | Frigate bird 1 - 1 f | | 0850 Brown Booby 2 - 2 Ha. Noddy 5 - 5 wedgetail 6 - 80 RF Booty 1 - 12 Ha. Noddy 5 - 10 Brown Booby 3 - 5 Newellish 1 - 1 wedgetail 15 - 95 SPREAD OUT FLOCK | | FLOCK 0900 | RF Booty 40 - 52 chasing flock | HA 40 - 50 | C- Noddy | Wedgetail 80 - 155 | Brown Booby 10 - 15 | Masked Birdie 1 - 1 | Frigate bird 8 - 9 FLOCK 1000 | | RF Booty 50 - 102 | Wedgetail 50 - 205 | Ha. Noddy 50 - 100 | Brown Booby 5 - 20 | Frigate bird 2 - 11 | | | 1330 | FLOCK 1400 | RF Booty 35 137 | Wedgetail 20 225 | Ha Noddy 20 120 | Sooty Tern 20 - 21 | Brown Booby 3 - 23 | Frigate 2 - 13 Between KAUAI AND NIIHAU chasing flock caught 55 AKU & took blood samples on all.