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SI-MNH-958e
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG — E
DATE 20 June
Pg. # 1
NOON POSITION: 25-50N; 171-56W
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
Sun rise
0830 began observations
0830 Sooty Tern 13 following ship - Ad.
0840 B/I-F Al6, 2 " " "
Bryan Alk, 1 " " "
R.TTB 2 " " "
Sooty Tern 6
0850 " " 2 E Ad followed ship & then left
0955 " " 20 E Ad.
0856 Wedgetail 1 W Lt. phase
Sooty Tern 6 E Ad.
0858 we entered a rain squall - 5 minutes
Sooty Tern 5 E Ad. in rain
0907 " " 8 NE Ad.
0910 " " 7 C O O Ad. around ship
0911 Wedgetail 1 COR Lt. phase
0915 Sooty Tern 9 following ship Ad.
0920 " " 16 E Ad Rain squalls general in the
0925 " " 5 E area.
0930 " " 6 O O Ad - flying in rain
0940 " " 7 E C O Ad - "
0945 Albatross 9 Blackfoot + 2 Feysser
0946 Sooty Tern 8 following ship Ad.
1000 Sooty Tern 2 ads following
1003 " " 4 " RAIN SQUALL
1005 BFA 4 following ship ENDS 10:05
1006 Sooty Tern 2 E -ads
1007 Wedgetail 1 all following light ph.
+ F 1008 Sooty Tern 12 E ads following ship
1010 Wedgetails 2 SE light ph.
1015 " 2 all light ph.
+ F 1015 Sooty Tern 9 SE -ads
1017 " 3 E -ads