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SI-MW-958e
7-28-64
SE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG — E
DATE 22 JUNE 196C
Pg.# 1
NOON POSITION: 24-55 N; 169-30 W
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
0534 Sunrise
0535 wedgetail 1 NW It phase
0540 " 2 NE "
0545 " 1 SE "
0550 " 2 SE "
0600 BFA 1 Following ship
0603 Sooty tern 4 NW Adult.
0605 wedgetail 1 NW It phase
0606 " 1 SE "
0607 " 2 NW "
0608 " 1 W "
0610 Laysan Albat. 1 NW
0611 wedgetail 2 N It phase
0612 " 4 N "
SF 0614 " 5 (O) sitting on water
0615 " 1 NW "
0616 " 1 NE "
0618 " 1 SE "
0618 " 1 NW "
0620 " 1 N "
0621 " 1 SE "
0623 " 2 SE , going with ship
TF 0623 G.Frigatebird 1 N flying high, diving occasionally
0628 wedgetail 6 SE It phase, loose flock
0629 Sooty tern 1 NW Adult
0630 RTTB 1 SE following ship.
0632 sooty tern 1 W Adult
0632 wedgetail 1 SW It phase
0633 " 1 " "
0634 sooty tern 1 NW Adult
0634 " " 4 SE "
0635 wedgetail 1 S It phase
0635 " 1 SE "
0637 " 2 N "
0637 " 1 E "
0640 " 1 SE following ship
0650 BFA 3 "
0650 wedgetail 2 SE It phase
0655 Sooty tern 2 SE Adult 4 sperm whales heading E 30-45
0700 wedgetail 2 SE It phase
SF 0701 " 3 " following ship
0703 " 7 (O) It phase, sitting on water
SF 0710 " 14 (OO) It phase
0711 Sooty Tern 1 E ed
0716 wedgetail 1 N It phase
0717 BFA 3 All following ship (howls cont.)