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Gould, P. J.
1963--At Sea
40
11 Aug 0814--1 Dark-rumped Petrel? N heading SW
0820--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater SE heading NW
0822--25 plus/minus 5 Sooty Terns? 50-100'
0830--3 Dark-rumped Petrel? heading NE
5
0831--50 plus/minus Sooty Terns --10-50' heading NE
0846--4 Sooty Terns 5-50' heading S in line
09:2--Change course 050 (NE)
1000--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Lt. Ph.) o heading NE
1015--Flock:
50 plus/minus Sooty Terns heading E
20 plus/minus 3 all dark Shearwaters heading SE
4 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters (Lk. ph.) he ding SE
2 Bonin Island Petrel O
c.a. 10 largers birds (Frigates?) ??
1043--3 Sooty Terns 5 ~~~~ 10 ' heading SSE
between 2 rain storms
1103--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater
1112--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater
1142--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater
1142--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird (no black on wings)
1150--1 Tropicbird
1150--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater
1154--1 Tern? all white flying like shearwater
1200--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater heading S
1241--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater? SW heading NE
1242--1 Christmas Island Shearwater ? SW heading NE