King, Warren B. 1964 31 short flights, gray back (possibly with stripes between wings as in Northern Phalarope); white head underparts; pronounced white wing stripe; long neck; sat high on water in typical phalarope attitude; tail pattern black or dark central stripe separating white patches along sides, entire tip of tail dark; bird in typical winter plumage but not close enough to allow species differentiation by back markings on bill shape and color. " Sundell has had previous contact with all three North American species of Phalaropes. A small feeding flock of 5+ 2 Sooty Terns was seen at a distance of a mile or so. Birds were observed to be lutting the water. AT 1124 the second white-tailed tropicbird of the trip was seen as it apparently was gaining altitude from sitting on the water. Both Harcourt's sp's seen today were type B. The phalarope sighting is the first for the Pacific Project. No Sooty Shearwaters were seen today. March 26--Started the day with two Sooty Terns across the bow at 0610. At 0654 two shorebirds, either Sanderlings or Phalaropes were seen by Sundell. Again at 1151 a a similar shorebird was seen by King. Due to bad light and distance it was impossible to determine species. All the shorebirds so far have been similar, all quite small and light colored. All four Wedgetails today were light phase. Two of the three Harcourt's SPs for the day were type B, the third was spotted by the watch. Two Sooty Shearwaters, both seen quite well, one at 1031 and the other at 1640, both heading northwest. The trips second Fairy Tern was seen by Sundell at 1347 close in. The fourth Bulwer's Petrel came by heading roughly