Husted, Dayle N. 1964 39 usually stayed out of shooting range. September 5--Today was again slow. The sea was clam, it was clear to partly cloudy, and the wind was about B-5 knots. The birds are staying low to the water which makes identification difficult. The petrels and shearwaters are not arcing up like they normally do. There is an absence of flocks and Sooty Terns. September 6--The sea got rougher than farther north we are going. The wind also increased up to about 16 knots. This must have been for the good though, for we are finally seeing some birds. Three flocks were seen today composed mainly of Sooty Terns, Petrels (dark-rumped petrel, White-necked Petrel, Bonin Island Petrel) and some wedgetails. Some new birds were seen, but I have my doubts about one of them. Roger said he saw a Sooty Shearwater? We also saw a Golden Plover, Kermadec Petrel and some all dark Shearwater-petrel. The bird was all dark and about the size of a Dark-rumped Petrel. It flew like a Dark-rumped Petrel. It turned up on its side frequently and arced up high in the air. The shearwaters and petrels are flying more like normal now. Roger has petrel sp. X and Bonin Island Petrel mixed up. He made some sneaky comment about Petrel X is usually called Bonin Island Petrel, but he would conform to my calling petrel x. It was not petrel x because it doesn't occur this far north. September 7--The sea was moderate and the skys clear to partly cloudy. Fewere birds were seen today. Again one of the all dark shearwater- petrels was seen. Other birds seen were the Dark-rumped Petrel, White- necked Petrel, Wedgetail, Sooty Tern, Fairy Tern, Frigate. 2 small ? flocks