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Gould, P. J.
1963--At Sea
47
14 Aug 0947--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird 50-70' up heading SE
1030--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater heading N
1057--1 " " " ?
1120--1 " " " heading NE
1133--2 " " " heading E
1136--8 Sooty Terns 5-10' heading E
1138--Flock: feeding actively
20 Sooty Terns diving from up to 50' heading E
12 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters on H2O heading F
1151--25 plus/minus Sooty Terns 40-50' heading E
1200--Flock: stayed with ship ca 15' actively feeding
75 plus Sooty Terns
24 plus Wedge-tailed Shearwater landing on water
1212--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird
1235--1 Wedte-tailed Shearwater heading ENE
1236--1 Shearwater : very black on top of head all white neck, very light brown (tan) beak, very white below
1237--2 Wedge-tailed Shearwater on starboard not flock
3 " " " on port
1500--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird on water
1540--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird on water heading E
1548--1 Frigatebird diving to pick up something from water
3 Sooty Terns
1638--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater heading E
1642--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater ? W heading F