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SI-MNB-958e
7-28-64
NW
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG — E
DATE 9 June
Pg.# 4
NOON POSITION: 24-49N; 109-17W
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
1406 Wedgetail 1 SE Light phase
1407 Sooty Tern 4 SE Ad.
1414 Wedgetail 1 SE Light phase.
1419 Wedgetail 1 SE Lt. phase
1419 Sooty Tern 1 SE Ad.
1420 Sooty Tern 2 SE Ad.
1425 RTTB 2 circling high over ship
1428 RTTB 1 SE
1429 Sooty Tern 1 NW Ad.
1438 Sooty Tern 4 NW Ad.
1439 Wedgetail 1 SE Lt. phase
1444 Gr. Frigate 1 NW 1min. white breast + head. feeding
1446 Wedgetail 1 NW Lt. phase
1448 Sooty Tern 1 feeding ad
1449 Wedgetail 1 NW Lt. phase
1458 Sooty Tern 2 SE Ad.
1458 Wedgetail 1 NW Lt. phase
1459 Sooty Tern 1 NW Ad.
1500 BFA 10 circling & following ship
1500 Laysan Albat. 1 circling & following ship
1503 Frigate (Gr) ad ♀-white breast, dark head.
1509 Sooty Tern 1 NW ad.-
1514 Wedgetail 1 NW Lt. phase
1517 Wedgetail 1 NW Lt. phase
1518 Sooty Tern 1 Ce ad.
1528 Wedgetail 1 NW Lt. phase
1534 Wedgetail 1 N Lt. phase
1535 Sooty Tern 4 W ad.
1536 Wedgetail 2 S Lt. phase
1544 Wedgetail 1 S Lt. phase
1545 Bonin's Petrel 1 E very dark head - light dorsal area - extensive dark on leading and trailing edges of wings.
1559 Wedgetail 1 Ce following ship
1600 BFA 11 Ce following ship
1600 Laysan Albat. 3 Ce
1601 Sooty Tern 2 Ce ad.
1601 Wedgetail 1 W. Lt. phase
1601 Bulwers 1 E.
1605 Wedgetail 2 W Lt. phase
1606 Wedgetail 1 E Lt. phase
1614 Sooty tern 3 SS adult
7F 1620 " 4 SE adult
" wedgetail 7 SE lt phase
1628 Sooty tern 2 S Adult
1630 Wedgetail 3 NW It phase - generally going with ship
1645 Pterodroma 1 circling
TF 1647 Sooty tern 36 E Adult
TF CC 1650 " " 7 NW 1 call KCB, 1 call DIH.