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Gould, P. J.
1964--At Sea
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4 March 09 5--1 Bird SE reported by sailor
0946--1 Storm Petrel NW
1001--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird 60-70' heading W
1007--11 Sooty Tern 5-50' intermittent feeding
1 Great Frigatebire 300 yds. over flock
1010--40 plus or minus 5 Sooty Tern feeding
1 Great Frigatebird chasing low over water
1017--1 Sooty Tern
1025--1 Red-footed Booby SE sub adult on water
1026--3 Sooty Tern SE
1031--2 Sooty Tern NE 5-10'
1243--8 Common Noddy Tern ENE 50-100'
1328--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird NW Imm. collected
1352--1 Masked Booby N ad.
1820--secured observations
1845--1 Red-tailedTropicbird O 200'
March 5, 1964--Pacific Ocean ca. 9 mi. E Johnston Island at 1055
0610--began observations
0610--1 Black-footed Albatross following ship collected
0640--2 ooty Tern N low
0640--2 Red-footed Booby N-1ow 1 ad., 1 Imm. 1 collected
0644--1 Red-footed Booby 30-40'
0645--4 Sooty Tern N 10'
0700--3 Sooty Tern S 30'
0705--2 Sooty Tern O 5-10'