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SI-MNH-958e
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG -- E
DATE 14 Apr 66
Pg.#
N N E
S
SW
time species # dir. hgt. remarks
loc.
0745 begin obs.
0745 BFA 5 follows
0745 LA 1 "
0746 SS 1 N
0800 SS 1 N
0815 BFA 6 follows
0817 SS 1 N
0900 BFA 7 follows 1 LA follows
0926 Leach's P 2 N
1010
1020 SS 1 N 6 BFA follows
1025 SS 1 N 1 LA
1034 SS 1 N
1048 BFA 11 7 sit, 4 follows
1104 SS 1 N
1120 BFA 14 follows
1125 resuspended obs.
1240 resume obs.
1240 Arctic Tern 1 NE
1240
1335 SS 1 N 11 BFA sit blaring bubbled behavior
1 LA seen among sitting BFAs
1405 each bird struck load in water
4 BFA and blew bubbles, water splashed
1 LA follows up inches
1420 LA 2 follows 1420 4 BFA follow
1454 Dark-rumped P 1 S 1440 6 BFA follow
1500 SS 1 N bird dunking underwing edges, white undertail coverts -
1525 SS 1 N seen at close range
1525
1602 SS 3 N 8 BFA follows
2 LA
1610
1620 SS 1 N 11 BFA follows
1700 BFA 2 LA follow
LA 15
2
1720 BFA 13
LA 2
1720 end obs.