Leewards 13, Shearwater, June 1966
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SI-MNH-958e 7-28-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG — E NW DATE 7 JUNE, 66 Pg.# No. 5 NOON POSITION: 22-11N; 161-33W time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. FF 1102 fairy terns 15±5 Ⓒ 1102 c. noddy 1102 sooty terns 300 unable to differentiate at distance [split the diff. Rsc] FF { 1108 " " 30 adult c. noddy 20 } feeding & searching BFB 1 wedgetail 1 light phase newell's slam 5 W dark head & neck, brown dorsal, white belly & underwing stripe 1108 Bulwer's pet 5 1118 c. noddy 18 NW adult & imm 50/50 1125 wedgetail 2 NW 1125 Bulwer's pet 4 NW 1129 fairy tern 2 NW TF 1129 Birds 75±25 NW 1129 wedgetail 1 NW light phase SF 1134 sooty tern 50 adult c. noddy 25 light phase RFB 2 " " wedgetail 7 newell's slam 1 1135 fairy tern 2 1139 RFB 2 E light phase FF 1150 sooty tern 60 ±5% all ad.'s. c. Noddy 50 ±5% Haw. Noddy 6 a few fish beneath flock, wedgetail 21 all light phase CTS on H2O, 1 cnt on H2O CIS 2 wedgetails alighting on H2O. Bulwer's 2 all ad. RFB 3 Fairy Tern 2 1155 BFA 2 following ship - too interested in preceding flock by flying through it. 1156 Fairy Tern 2 NE 1157 Bulwer's 1 NE 1159 Fairy Tern 1 S 1201 Bulwers 1 S 1204 Fairy Tern 2 S 1205 Fairy Tern 1 N 1207 sooty tern 1 W ad. 1210 Bulwan's P 1 N 1211 Grey-bank T. 2 E 1215 fairy Tern 1 SE 1216 Bulwari's P 1 Ⓒ 1220 G. Backed T 1 S FF 1230 Com. Noddy 100 ±5% all ad. Sooty Tern 20 some fish jumping, soodies landing Grey-back T 2 on H2O - on H2O CIS 2 ewdgetail 10 all light phase RFB 1 n. phase, ad. Newell's 1 1235 fairy tern 1