14 Harcoundt Storm Petels + 4 storm petelsg today, all but 2 heading N W or N. All types. 2 probable phalaropes today, both heading N Ws. Upper parts getting just a bit darker than last month's birds. Black-footed Albatross numbers built up one at a time today from 1 at dawn to 9 at dusk. 1 Layzan followed ship for a while at 0854. At 0:50 another, Black-footed Shearwater? passed bow headed NW At 1018 an all dark shearwater passed 150 yds astern. Well seen. It was Nawsels S. sized, not Sooty Shear sized, but it flew like Sooty Shear, without silver wing patches. 10 Sooty Shearmaters today, all headed NW in 15 + 20. At 1058 & 1106 Wedge-taileds seen, but all dark! Like Southern birds. At 1238 an Arctic Tern came within 100 ft but King was blown the draw. Stood on bow most of the day but birds were not cooperative, Collecting seems to be difficult aboard this ship. binoculars, gyros helped keep in touch with bridge well, but birds stayed out of reach.