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SI-MNH-958e
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG -- E
DATE 22 June
Pg. # 4
NOON POSITION: 24-55N; 169-30W
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
1253 Sooty Tern 2 ES ad.
1254 Wedgetail 1 NW lt. phase
OS 1300 BFA 2 following ship
1308 Wedge tail 1 NW lt. phase
1324 Sooty Tern 2 NW ad.
1330 Wedgetail 1 NW light phase
1340 Sooty Tern 2 NW orange-streamer light phase
1341 RFB 1 NW
1355 Wedgetail 1 NW lt. phase
1400 BFA circling ship
1410 Wedgetail 1 NW light ph.
1415 Sooty Tern 1 W ad.
1424 PTERODROMA 1 S MOTTLED? Larger than B.I. light below contrasting dark + light above
1429 Sooty Tern 2 E ads.
FF 1444 Wedgetail 1 E light
1448 BIRDS 35 TS Terns? (Sooty?)
1500 sooty fern 1 E Adult
wedgetail 1 W lt phase
Pterodroma sp? 1 SE same as above dorsal primary coverts white
FF 1505 BFA 3 following ship hourly count
1505 SOOTY TERN 27 ad.
wedgetail 6 light phase
1507 wedgetail 1 W light phase
1518 " 1 W " "
1528 " 1 E " "
1536 " 1 W " "
1539 SOOTY T. 1 NW ad.
1550 wedgetail 1 N Lt phase
1551 " 1 W " "
1559 " 1 N " "
1600 BFA 5 hourly count
1610 Sooty fern 3 NW Adult
1611 Wedgetail 1 W INTERMEDIATE PHASE
1615 Sooty Tern 4 W ad.