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SI-MWH-958a
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
C.H. GILBERT
DATE 3 OCTOBER
Pg.#
STANDEN
Subtotal
sights #
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
Flock
1203 Wedgetail 3 29 63 Christmas Island flighted
1208 Wedgetail 100 10 30 162
1208 Tropics Bird RT 2 17 35
1/2 mile SO Del's Loop
1215 Wedgetail 2 31 165
" " 2 32 167
1220 Tropics RT 1 17 35
1222 RF Booty 1 5 7 umi
1223 LTTB 4 19 39
1224 Frigate Bird 1 7 25
1229 Wedgetail 2 33 169
1230 RF Booty 2 6 9
1237 Phoenix Is. Pt 2 2 4
1237 Rock Mockingbird 3 4 57
1238 Fairy Tern 1 11 19 Sooty's still below but not so many. Fly with
1240 Wedgetail 1 34 170 less head to comb
1245 Phoenix Is Pt 1 3 5
1246 Wedgetail 2 35 172 - No Sooty's in sight.
1246 Mocked Basse 1 8
1247 Sooty Tern 4 22 112
1247 RF Booty 2 7 11 From
1249 Wedgetail 12 36 184
1250 Fairy Tern 1 12 20
1250 Brown Booby 2 2 3
1251 Blue gray Reddy 1 2 2
1251 RF Booty Tern 7 8 18 Dicked slow
1305 Sooty Tern 2 23 614
1307 Fairy Tern 1 13 21 - about 2miles from K-daw Is.
1315 Wedgetail 1 19 40
1316 Fairy Tern 2 37 186
1330 8 14 29
1333 Nn. Noddy 3 3 8 At Litione to bay at Christmas Island.
Fairy Tern very numerous.
1334
1335 Wedgetail St. 1 38 187 Dropped Hook Christmas Island.
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