Husted, Dayle N. 1964 8 weather was calm enough for awhile we got out on the bow for awhile this afternoon. June 28--The birds seemed few and far between today, but at the end of the day we had a fairly good number. One Red-tailed Tropicbird was seen sitting on the water. Yesterday and today. I noticed how many more petrels there were tahn Wedgetails. No large flocks were observed today. The weather was cloudy this morning with clearing this afternoon. The seas picked up today. June 29--The day was very slow for seeing birds. I only saw one flock and it was composed of wedgetails, Dark-rumped Petrels, and Shearwater/ petrel. The water was rougher today, with the spray and water breaking over the bow much of the time, some 400+ rolls were taken. We were also in and out of rain squalls today. June 30--Many molting Dark-rumped Petrels were seen today. They (many) of them were seen today, some of them didn't even fly. Many of them were molting heavily. Light Wedgetails were also seen today. One large flock was seen this morning, composed of Shearwater/Petrels, and Sooty Terns. July 1--Today was the slowest day of the cruise yet. We saw 15 birds. The wedgetails were light phase. July 2--Today was again slow. Bulwer's Petrels, Wedgetails, and Tropicbirds and a Bonin Island Petrel in new plumage was seen. The weather was fairly calm, and the sea was calm. This evening, we ran into a squall. July 3--Early this morning, Wedgetails were seen very close to the ship. Some of them flew about 20 feet off the bow. I got the blunderbuss and ran to the bow. All the birds vanished. For the rest of the day, birds