Gould, Patrick J., 1963-1965
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Gould, P. J. 1963--At Sea 26 6 Aug 1025--1 Chrsitmas Island Shearwater heading SE 1033--1 Bonin Island Petrel heading SSE 1056--1 Bonin Island Petrel ? 1115--1 Sooty Tern heading SE 40' up 1124--1 Bonin Island? 1143--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1155--1 New Zealand Shearwater? 1200--change course heading c.a. 314 degrees WNW 1220--1 New Zealand IShearwater 1300--3/4 overcast, wind speed increasing; flock of birds heading N; 1 Tropicbird?; 25+ Sooty LTern ca 50' 2 Christmas Island Shearwaters with ( ) 1315--New ZealandShearwater heading SE 1322--1 New Zealand Shearwater heading E 1327--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (dark phase) heading NNW 1402--2 Sooty Tern heading NNW 1411--3 Christmas Island Shearwater sitting on H2O heading N 1440--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater head; ing WNW 1430--Moved out of heavy cloud cover into clear sky. 1500--2 Sooty Tern 1540--Bird? 1600--change direction 1613--Large milling flock of terns and shearwaters, no sign of what they were feeding on; tendency for flock to drift SW 20+ Christmas Island Shearwater 5+ Wedge-tailed Shearwaters 1 Bonin Island Petrel