Gould, Patrick J., 1963-1965
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Gould, P. J. 1963--At Sea 16 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