Husted, Dayle N. 1964 38 this evening which was good. Two different petrels were spotted today. I am not sure what they were. They were about the size of a Sooty Storm Petrel, flew about like a Sooty Storm Petrel. They had dark (brown?) wings above and below; the back was dark getting lighter at the head and tail ?; the underparts were white. At 1406 a tern sp. was seen. It was white underneath with medium grey on top of wings. The head may have had a dark cap. The watch said it was an arctic tern, and Termite knows his birds fairly well. I am not sure. No flocks were observed. September 3--Today was very slow. The sea was moderate until late afternoon. Much of today the visibilitiy was 1 mile or less at times it was less than 100 yards because of rain squalls. This afternoon we sat in one spot for 5 hours while the boys ran a cable to the bottom of the ocean about 5300 meters down. The bird watching was very slow. Few flocks were observed and few birds were observed. September 4--Today the seas were very calm and the wind died down considerably. The skys were clear to partly cloudy. The birding was slow, but some new ones were seen. A small Petrel was seen several times today, but the identification is not positive. It is dark on top (very dark grey or black) dark head and wings, white breast and underwing. White underwing may vary with thick black margins or thin black margins. The bird is about the size of a Bulwer's Petrel, and it flys similar to a Sooty Storm Petrel. At 1040 a Golden Plover circled the ship several times. Two Christmas Island Shearwater were seen today. Several dark phase Wedge-tails were seen. Some of the White-necked Petrel definitely have white rumps. No flocks were seen today. The birds seemed rather spooky or shy of the ship, because they