Honolulu-San Francisco, Eastman, April 1966
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SI-MNH-958e 7-28-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E DATE 26 April 1966 Pg.# 1 Noon Post: 30°46'N 128°55'W time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0700 Begin Obs. 0205 B-F Alb 1 Following Ship 0826 B-Falcolan 2 1000 Storm Petrel 1 3 Following 5 Ship 1008 Sooty Shear 1 SW white mark? 1020 Skua Pck 1 SSW possible Sooty 1021 Pterodroma 1 SE p. hypoleuca - signal bird. While underwing that we nearly if not entirely white (little or no dark border). Dark cap and dark belly. p. leucorhoa not seen. Did not look right for black tailed Pet. 1032 Pterodroma 2SW 1042 Pomarine Jaeger 1 N 1115 East Storm petrel 1 W light mark? 1120-1215 dinner 1225 storm Petrel 1 W white mark 1330 Pomarine jaeger 1 N 1340 Seas have continued to build all day; are now running 15-18 ft. Sky is clearing - probably a high pressure area. 1540 Herring Gull 2 over ship (I Sea and 1 petrel). The sea gull has the light tail and shows dark spot around neck. 1555 B-F Albator 4 7 Following Ship 1708 B-F Albator 1 8 " " 1710 Sooty Shear 1 W can well 1720 B-F Albatros 4 12 Following Ship