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Gould, P. J.
1963--At Sea
24
5 Aug
1353--1 White-tailed Tropicbird S heading NE 50' up
1540--1 Tropicbird "Red-tailed"
1640--1 Bonin Island Petrel heading S
1700--Started 1st leg of grid
1738--1-Wedge-tailed Shearwater
1822--1 Bonin Island Petrel heading SSW
1830-- " " " " "
1842--1 " ~" " " NE
1853--1 bird? bridge.
1913--2 Bonin Island Petrel--1 SSW
1934--2 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters?
1949--1 Bonin Island Petrel ? heading ESE
2005--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater heading SE
2016--1 " " "
2020--1 " " " heading SW
2024--1 " ~" "
2105--1 Sooty Tern calling
2157--1 Bonin Island Petrel?
August 6, 1963--Pacific Ocean Grid Area
Sunrise 0708. Sunset 2000.
0054--1 Sooty Tern
0312--1 Tern
0415--Full moon, calm sea, light breeze, scattered clouds in horizon, fairly cool
0441--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater heading NE
0555--1 Sooty Tern heading NE 40' up