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Pelagic Survey
Honolulu to San Francisco
18-28 April 1966
Observations were conducted by R.L. DeLong between Oahu and San
Francisco from 18 to 28 April 1966. Nine hundred and twenty miles
were covered during 101.9 hours of diurnal observation. A total of
578 birds was observed.
Weather was favorable until late on the 25th. A gale was then
encountered and seas were heavy until we reached the coast.
There was little northward migration of Procellarids. The 67
Sooty Shearwaters seen between Oahu and the Coast probably represent
late spring migrants. Small numbers of Sabine Gulls, Arctic Terns,
and Pomarine Jaegers in migration were observed.