Leewards 13, Shearwater, June 1966
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SI-MNA-958e 7-28-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG — E DATE 14 June 1960 Pg. # NOON POSITION: 26-01N; 173-25W time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0630 Begin observations 0536 Sunrise 0630 B.F. Albatross 6 following ship 0635 Wedgetail 8 W light phase - not flock 0640 " " W " " 0642 Sooty Tern 2 W Ad 0642 Laysan Albatross 1 joined flock of blackfoots following ship 0645 Wedgetail 1 w light phase 0646 Sooty Tern 1 w Ad 0649 B.F. Booby 1 following ship - light phase 0651 Wedgetail 3 w light phase 0652 Sooty Tern 3 SW AD 0654 " " 3 SW AD 0654 Wedgetail 4 SW light phase 0655 " " 1 E " " 0659 " " 1 W light phase 7/5 0659 Sooty Tern 11 NW AD 0701 " " 2 N AD 0701 Wedgetail 3 w light phase 0701 B.F. Albatross 5 following ship 0701 Laysan Albatross 1 " 0702 Sooty Tern 2 N Ad 0705 " " 4 N " 0706 " " 3 W " 0708 " " 1 E " 0708 Wedgetail 3 w light phase 0715 Sooty Tern 3 NW 0716 " " 4 NE Ad 0717 Wedgetail 2 SW LT. phase 0720 Sooty Tern 3 AD playing around the ship - two were in 0721 Wedgetail & 1 a flight similar to the courtship flights 0731 Sooty Tern 6 E Ad observed over the island " " 2 OO " Note - many sooties in the area in groups of 2 to " " 3 OOO 6 birds - not flocks - not searching food " " 2 CCO " " " 5 COO AD. 0740 Wedgetail 2 lt. phase 0750 " 1 W " " 2 OoE " 0800 Albatross cf 6 4 Blackfoot + 2 Laysan