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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