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Gould, P. J.
1963--At Sea
68
8 Sept 20 Terns
7 Frigatebirds
1 Ad Red-footed Booby
9 Imm. Boobies
(one Wedge-tail had a red tag)
Flying fish and sharks in water--
shark kill seen (large area of
bloody water)
1830--2 Terns? heading NNW
1833--3 Wedge-tails? heading SSW
1845--1 Wedge-tail heading NNE
1918--1 Tern heard
1926--1 Tern heard
observations stopped at 1930
September 9, 1963--Pacific Ocean, 5 days out Oahu, Hawaiian Islands
observation began 0515
0545--1 Wedge-tail heading E
0555--1 Wedge-tail heading E
0636--1 Shearwater sp. heading NW
0645--1 Shearwater sp. heading NW
0645--1 Wedge-tail heading NW
0712--1 Shearwater sp. heading SSE
0727--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird heading E 150-200'
0737--2 Red-tailed Tropicbirds heading SSW 200-250'
0747--1 Shearwater sp.
0753--1 Shearwater sp. heading SSE
0820--1 Bonin Island Petrel heading W
0838--1 Shearwater? Petrel? heading SSE