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SI-MNH-958a
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
DATE 20 JUNE 1963
Pg. # 3
Noon Position: 25-50N; 171-36W
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
TF 1142 LA 11 SITTING
1143 Fairy Tern 2 E
1143 RTTB 3 divins from 50-'25'
TF 1149 Sooty Tern 20 SE
Wedgedail 25 SSE
1145 C. Noddy 1 E following
TF 1146 Sooty Tern 8 E ad. 11
TF 1150 " 15 E
1154 Bulwer's P. 1 E
1155 G. Frigate 2 E
1157 Gray Back T. 1 NE
TF 1158 Sooty Tern 20 SE ad.
TF 1159 G. Frigate 8 Cal
1159 RTTB 2 SE
TF 1200 Sooty Tern 17 SE ad's
TF 1201 " " 45 SE ad's
1202 NW Whales ca. 3 large >15' only part visible dark chestnut brown.
1203 Sooty Tern 4 SE ad's.
1203 Dupan sighted.
TF 1204 Sooty Tern 9 SE ad's toward island "
1205 close observation for island geese feeding.