King, Warren B., 1963-1964
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flocks: 1000 20 Wedgetails 1040 5 Wedgetail traveling traveling + Dark-rumped Petrel 1105 30±5 Wedgetail traveling 12±2 Dark-rumped Petrel 5 Sooty Tern 1 Newell's Shearwater 2 shear/petrel 1416 35 ± 2 Sooty Tern traveling 10±2 Wedgetail? 2 Dark-rumped Petrel 1456 75±15 Sooty tern feeding 20±5 Wedgetail 1 White-mocked Petrel 4 shearwater/petrel All Wedgetails in tone were dark phase today. All Dark-rumped Petrels, White-mocked Petrels and Bon Island Petrels were molting, At 1416 at least 1 of 35 Sooty Terns was immature Several birds were shot at and seemed to be slightly affected by shot but none slowed or dropped. Had to suspend collecting after 1200 due to heavy seas.