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SI-MNB-958e
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG — E
DATE 20 JUNE 1966
Pg. # 2
NOON POSITION: 26-50N, 171-56W
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
TF 1019 wedgetail 2 SE - light
1020 Laysan A 1 ce - following ship
1021 Sooty Tern 7 SE - adb-following ship followed for 5 min.
wedgetail 2 SE - light phase following ship
1025 SOOTYT 1 W - ado.
1030 wedgetail 1 ee - light phase
TF 1031 Sooty Tern 11 SE - adb-following ship
1039 wedgetail 1 ee - light phase
TF 1035 SOOTYTer 5 ee - following, adb. followed for 10 min
1035 Gr Frigate 1 E
1045 Br Booby 1 W - ad.
1050 Sooty Tern 4 E - adb
1051 wedgetail 1 E - light-following close
TF 1055 Sooty Tern 22 - following
wedgetail 1 - light-not over surface but with Sootys at 20-30 ft
1056 C Noddy 1 S
1100 wedgetail 4 E - light-following ship
TF 1102 SOOTY 26 E - adb. "
1107 Bulwer's P 1 ee
1107 BFA 3 following
1108 C Noddy 1 W
1110 Gray back T 1 E
1110 wedgetail 2 E - light phase
TF 1114 SOOTY Ter 8 E - following
TF 1118 SootyTer 32 E
wedgetail 14 E - light-feeding
RTB 1 E - on H2O
C Noddy 1 E
1125 RFB 1 W
1126 Bulwer's P 1 S - light phase-
FF 1127 wedgetail 4 ee
1130 RFB 10 - on H2O
C Noddy 15 - on H2O + 5 mins
wedgetail 12
SOOTYTer 25
TF 1132 Sooty Tern 15 E - ad following
FF 1135 wedgetails 60+5 } on H2O flew as ship approached
RFB 4
SOOTYTer 15
C Noddy 2
Laysan A 1
Gr Frigate 6 - soaring
Haw Booby 7