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SI-MNH-958e
7-28-64
SE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
Nocturnal
DATE 24 June
Pg.# 2
MIDNIGHT POSITION: 22-05N; 160-04W
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
2234 Newell's 1 SE
2240 " 2 SE
2244 " 1 SE
2252 " 1 SE
passing island off starboard
2358 " 3 SE
2311 " 1 SE
2318 " 2 SE
2350 " 1 SE
2339 " 1 SE
0032 " 1 SW
0035 BIRD 1 N
0052 " 2 E
STOP
0053 BIRD 1 NW
0100 " 1 NE
0101 BIRD 1 SW
AHEAD CLOSE NOCTURNAL OBS. (SUNRISE)
0201
0558 Newells W heading toward nihau (we're between Kauai & Niihau)
0619 wedgetail E 1+ phase
0622 " @ dk phase
0624 " 2 @ lt phase
0625 " 2 @ "
0625 " 1 @ " Transferred to Diurnal Sheet
0626 Newell's @
0627 RFB wedgetail 1 @ 1+ phase
0627 " S 1+ phase
0629 " 2 SE "
0632 RFB 1 SE "
0635 Newell's 1 NW "
0635 wedgetail 2 SW 1+ phase moving in closer Kauai
0638 Newell's @
0639 RFB 1 SW 1+ phase
0640 " S "
0658 Newell's 1 N
0705 wedgetail 1 SW 1+ phase
0706 " 1 W "