10 Harcourt's Storm Petrels and 3 storm petrels p today. 4 Harcourt's seen at one time flying over & setting in middle of oil slick on water, almost in range. Black-footed Albatross numbers mounted from 4 in the morning to 8 by noon, stayed same until dark. 1 Laycan followed ship for hour or two. At 0718 Bratley noted a phalarope setting on the waters. He saw the patch behind range & whirry streaks & phalarope costume, Donly 2 Sooty Shearwaters today, a far cry from 1337 or same day last month. Both headed N. At 1303 a Red-tailed tropicbird circled ship. It had short red tail feathers. At 1558 another Arctic Tern passed fairly close to ship, just out of range. At 1700 a Newell's Shearwater came within 200 yds of ship. Dave had his first good look at one. 6 Sooty Terns, all headed E, came by in groups of 3, 1 at 1716 - 1727, At 1837 a shorebird was seen in fading light. It was chumier than a phalarope, flew slower. Too far to see anything more. Second fruitless day of trying to collect.