Before observations began, watch saw a Sooty Tern, a Fairy Tern, and a Pomarine Jaeger. A Red-tailed Tropicbird was just above the mast as I came on duty at 0610. 12 Wedgetails today, 4 dark + 8 light. 2 appeared to be directly following ship at dusk. In addition, at 1102 an all dark shearwater slightly smaller than Wedgetail, flying with somewhat stiff, wingbeats flew close by ship. I called it Christmas Island Shearwater, the first I've seen which has really satisfied me. Many Harcornis today, 15 + 3 storm petrel species. While stopped for Drogue station I spread 1/2 gallon of weeson oil mixed with 1/4 pint Cod liver oil behind ship forming oil slick initially 50 ft x 75 ft, expanding to 50 yds x 200 yds in an hour. Sheer seemed to attract Storm Petrels. 1 and then 2 were seen passing back + forth over it. one was seen to pass ship, turn, follow trail of oil to slick area. Slick was visible from long way off. Promises to be easy way to catch petrels, especially with fuel oil. It seemed that birds flying low Type B down or cross wind, flew like Type A into wind. This may be origin of 2 flight types, 15 Sooty Terns, 12 in a high, dispersed flock. At 1205 a medium-large all grey petrel came within 75 ft of ship, permitting good view. It had light triangular spots toward ends of underwing rest of which was smoky grey. Breast + belly smoky grey; upperparts darker smoky grey. Not brown nor with round spots like Vermiculated. Most likely was Standard's Petrel. A better look could not be wished. 9 Sooty Shearwaters, individuals all heading NNW to W at 1604 a Bonin Is Petrel was seen, heading S. At 1615 a White-tailed Tropicbird was flushed from the water very close to ship. At 1620 an immature Hutton's Shearwater passed by ship. Ship stationary from dawn to dinner for drogue operations.