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Gould, P. J.
1964--At Sea
25
7 July, Pacific Ocean, south of Grid Area
1136 1 Bonin Is. Petrel SE
1233 1 Bonin Is. Petrel
1247 3 Fairy Tern NNE 30'
1255 1 Bonin Is. Petrel on water
1448 1 White-necked Petrel NW
1500 1 Shearwater/Petrel NW
1519 1 White-necked Petrel SE
1632 1 White-necked Petrel NW
sunset ca. 1855
Kept seeing Newell's Shearwater all night, may have been same bird each time:
1940; 1950; 2020; 2030; 2120; 2200;2215; 2243; 2335; 2347; 2400.
8 July Pacific Ocean, Grid Area
Still seeing the Newell's Shearwater (same bird?) at 0013; 0025; 0035; 0100;
0130; 0307; 0420; 0520.
Heavy rain from 0415 to 0500; light from 0500 to 0900
0610 1 Shearwater/Petrel SE
0611 1 Storm? Petrel
0630 1 Shearwater/Petrel NW
0815 1 Shearwater /Petrel NW
0825 1 Bonin Island Petrel NW
0908 1 Red-tailed Tropicbird on water
1022 1 Bonin Is. Petrel S
1042 1 Bonin Is. Petrel SW
1138 1 Bonin Island Petrel NW
1213 1 Bonin Is. Petrel NW
1235 1 Bonin Is. Petrel NW