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Gould, P. J.
1963--At Sea
19
4 Aug
0827--Sooty Tern 1 1-5' up heading Se
0827--Wedge-tailed Shearwater (dark phase)
0841-- " " " (light phase))
0848--Sooty Terns 5 heading E 25' up
0857--Sooty Tern 1 heading NNE 30' up to 5' up
0857--Wedge-tailed Shearwater starboard heading E
0859--Sooty Tern 2 port heading SE 40-50' up
0900--Bonin Island Petrel 1
0903--Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 starboard heading E
0930-- Whales 8-12 some blowing bright mist brownish fin
0954--Tern? all white--large
1015--Wedge-tailed Shearwafer 1 heading NW with a second much smaller bird?
1024--Sooty Tern 9 starboard heading E
1029--Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 starboard heading E
1034--Red-tailed Tropicbird 1 starboard heading W low, then landed on water
1047--New Zealand Shearwater? 1 heading S
1112--Bonin Island Petrel heading W
1143-- " " " W heading E
1233--Wedge-tailed Shearwater 3
1239-- " " " (6) 1 flying, 5 sitting in water; 1 flying dark phase, rest light phase?
1332--Sooty terns 8 heading E 50-60' up in ragged line
1410-- " " ca 80 plus/minus 10
1441--Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 heading SSW
1449-- " " " 1 heading SE
1513--Bonin Island Petrel 3: 2 in flight heading W, 1 sitting, then followed
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