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Gould, L. J.
1964--At Sea
333
16 May 1541--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater
1547--3 Wedge-tailed Shearwater N
1550--2 Sooty Shearwater NW
1806--1 Bonin Island Petrel NW
1830--secured watch in heavy overcast dark weather although not yet sunset
May 17, 1964--Pacific Ocean, between Oahu and Johnston Island
0625--begin observation sky completely cloudy cold.
0645--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater NW
0655--2 Wedge-tailed Shearwater NW
0707--2 Wedge-tailed Shearwater NW
0707--1 Bulwer's Petrel S
0715--Flock--feeding in light rain squall
15 plus or minus Terns
5 plus or minus Shearwater/Petrels
0723--2 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters NE
0724--2 Shearwaters NW
0750--Flock--feeding large fish jumping
100 plus or minus 10 Sooty Tern at least 4 immature s
5 plus or minus 1 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters
1 Fairy Tern
1 Frigatebird chasing other birds
0854--2 Sooty (?) Tern SW40'
0855--1 Sooty Shearwater N
0901--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird ENE 35'
0903--1 Soot Tern NE
0907--1 SootyShearwater NW