Gould, P. J. 82 At Sea--1963 September 15, 1963--Pacific Ocean, rid Area observations began 0530-- 0555--1 Tern heading NN W 0636--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird llll > NE ad. 0639--1 Tern 0649--3 Wedge-tail 0705--Flock--number increased from 14 and 3 to final total quickly 25 plus/minus 1 Wedge-tail flying fish beneath birds 5 Sooty Tern 0716--1 Bonin Petrel extreme edge of above flock 0814--1 Wedge-tail heading NE 0817--1 Wedge-tail heading NNW 0837--1 Wedge-tail heading NW 0850--1 Wedge-tail heading llll > SE 0850--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird heading ENE 0904--7 Wedge-tail heading N 1 dark phase--on water? 1018--1 Wedge-tailheading ENE 1045--1 Wedge-taile heading SE 1125--Flock--on horizon we could see: 2 Frigatebirds 100 plus Sooty Terns The following were either the birds in the fringe of a widely spread flock or part of a close flock that was breaking up. 1 Sooty Shearwater 50 plus Sooty Tern