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Gould, P. J.
1963--At Sea
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0757--Wedge-tailed Shearwater (2) Starboard
0820--Manx Shearwater (1) starboard to part
0827--Wedge-tailed Shearwater (1) port
0847-- " " " (1) starboard heading east
0849--Manx Shearwater (2) separate: heading E; heading N
0857--Bulwer's Petrel (1) port
0919--Sooty Tern (1) heading E 75'
0940--Bulwer's Petrel heading E port
0945--Wedge-tailed Shearwater (2)
0950--Tropicbird (red-tailed?) sitting on water, port
1023--White-tailed tropicbird (1) sitting on water, then circled ship
1052--Wedge-tailed Shearwater (?) sitting on water, then starboard to port
1123--New Zealand Shearwater (?) Grey back, small size, wing pattern noted
1202--White-tailed Tropicbird (1) 100-150' circled boat ca. heading E
5' calling
1207--White-tailed Tropicbird (1) on water, flew ahead and starboard, landed
(same as above?)
1218--caught up with above Tropicbird--port
1229--Dark-rumped Petrel? (w.o.w.) ( ) of wedge-tailed: white only--
back of wings grey-brown, secondaries light , bird dark
1254--Wedge-tailed Shearwater (1) in water, starboard heading N
1259-- " " " (2) port, stayed together
1356--Terns (4-6) starboard
1419--Sooty Terns 40 plus/minus 5 milling about off port
Christmas Island Shearwater ?(2) below flock of tern above. School of