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SI-MNL-958e
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG — E
DATE 9 June 1966
Pg.# 5
NOON POSITION: 24-49N; 169-17W
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
FF 1700 SootyTern 5 W ados
1709 " 2 S ados.
1720 Sooty Tern 15 SW
Wedgetail 26 SW
Bulwers 3
1728 BFA 55 SW on water 43 too many flying about ship
LA 7
SF 1738 Sooty Tern 4 S Adl. loosely organized
" Wedgetail 6 S lt phase
I 1744 Wedgetail 2 @ 1st phase
SF 1750 Sooty Tern 16 wedgetails circling low on water
Wedgetail 31 sootys up high
1755 Sooty tern 2 W ad.
TF 1800 " 6 W "
1820 Wedgetail 1 W 1st phase
1806 Sooty Tern 3 W Adl.
1807 " 4 W
1808 " 2 W
1809 " 3 W
TK 1813 Wedgetail 1 SW lt. phase
1820 " 14
Sooty Tern 6 Adl.
FF 1922 Wedgetail 130 +5 1st phase
Sooty Tern 14 Adl.
1825 skiff went out
ship remains in same area. big fish jumping
CCCC 1842 Sooty Tern 3 W Adl.
CCCCC 1846 " 14 coll by Rsc in skiff
1850 " 1 adult " " "
1901 Sooty Tern 5 SW "
1904 " 5 W "
1905 Wedgetail 1 @ 1st phase
1912 sunset off watch