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SI-MNH-958e
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG -- E
DATE 23/April/1966
Pg.# 1
Noon Posit: 31°10'N 140°45W
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
0700 Begins dbo.
0705 B-F Albat. 1 following ship
0230 in a S torn front will lots of
0830 stills seen. seen excluded visibility
0840 Leach's tyr. 1 S
this does look like looks
1045 Storm Pet sp- 1 N
1115 Shear-Pet 1 N possible Sooty Shear
1130 scene for dinner
1230 resume obs.
1240 Leach's tyr 1 N
1242 11 11 3 N
1250 R-TT tropic bird 1 over Ship
1312 Leach's Petrel 1 N
1338 Shorebird sp- 1 N light wind coming,
1345 Shear Pet 9 possible Sooty Shear.
1445 B-F Albatross 1 totally 2 following ships
1455 Leach's tyr 1 sets of 3
1630 Sooty Shearwater 1
1630 Leach's Petrel 1
1715 Sooty Shear 1 888
1725 Leach's Pet 1 N
1815 Tern sp 1 N light grey tops of wings & black back - white
1845 Long Sun. Probable
Albatros under parts with forked tail - Antip Tarn. Flying due North.
1854 sunwatch