Leewards, Planetree, March 1964

1964 05 March - Leave Caha 0800 06 March - Arrive Weehawken 1000 07 March - Leave Weehawken 0800 08 March - Arrive Weehawken 09 March Leave Weehawken 0800 09 March Arrive Fadden Parade 09 March Leave " " 0800 10 March arrive Foyers 0500 10 March Leave Foyers 0730 11 March Arrive Fostervale 0800

DATE March 6 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0630 BFA 3/4 0638 [illegible] 1 0822 Sooty T 08[illegible] [illegible] 15 0830 B.G. [illegible] 2 low 0831 Brown B 2 E low 10 ft on water - gully 0831 RFB 1 E 0831 Fairy T 1 E 0835 Blueface B 1 E 50 100 ft

DATE 03-07-64 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 1045 B.F ALB 6 1045 FRIGATE 1 NE 200ft Finn 1055 Sooty Petrel 2 S 4 ft 100 yds off port 1100 BFA 8 E 5 ft off port 1105 Sooty Tern 1 N 5 ft off starboard near 500 yds 1106 Wagtail 1 N 1115 BFA 9 1116 Petrel 1 W 3-5ft Small block 4-sooty port 1123 Common Mottle 1 E 5-20ft 200 yds off port stern 1125 Fairy Tern 1 S 20ft 300 yds port 1126 RF Booby 2 SW 5-30ft pod stern 400 yds 1130 B.F ALB 14 1133 Sooty Tern 1 NW 5 ft off starboard - 100 yds 1134 Sooty Tern 2 NW 10-30ft flound & dive 1135 Sooty Petrel 1 SW 5-10ft Starboard to port 200 yds (brown wings br- 1140 petrels 1 5 ft pod stern (pale Sooty Set) 1141 Sooty Tern 2 E 10 ft port 1143 Fairy Tern 1 W 20 ft Starboard 1145 Sooty Tern 1 E 10 ft front 1145 BFA ALB 12 1150 Sooty Petrel 1 5 ft behind ship 200 yds 1152 Sooty Tern 1 N 20 ft Starboard 200 yds 1155 OFF DUTY TO 12:40 B.F ALB 15 12:45 B.F ALB. 10 12:50 FAIRY TERN 1 E 15 STARBOARD 13:06 B.F ALB 14 FEEDING ON GARBAGE 13:04 SOOTY PETREL 1 SW 10 300 YARDS TO PORT 13:15 B.F ALB 3 13:17 SOOTY TERN 2 NW 20 STARBOARD 400 YARDS. 13:29 FAIRY TERN 1 N 15-20 STARBOARD 300 YARDS 13:30 B.F ALB 14 13:33 FAIRY TERN 2 N 5-20 STARBOARD 300 YARDS 13:34 SOOTY TERN 1 S 5-20 PORT 250 YARDS 13:30 PORPOISE 50 AHEAD OF SHIP 13:45 B.F ALB. 3 13:56 SOOTY TERN 1 S 20-25 ASTERN 50 YARDS

DATE 03-07-64 Pg.# 2 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 14:00 B.F. ALB 8 14:00 SOOTY TERN 150 N 5-30 300 YARD AHEAD FAIRY TERN 2 N 35 WITH SOOTY FLOCKS 14:15 B.F. ALB 10 14:30 B.F. ALB 8 14:31 Sooty Tern 3 SE 20 ft 200 yds off port 14:34 Sooty Petrel 1 SE 4-5 ft 400 yds port 14:35 Fairy Tern 1 W 10 ft 200 yds port 14:35 Frigate 1 SE 4-100 300 yds port 14:38 Fairy Tern 1 E 4-10 ft 100 yds off starboard 14:42 Fairy Tern 1 S 20 ft 200 yds off bow 14:45 B.F. ALB 8 Laysan 1 12 Laysan at sea - way off stern 15:00 B.F. ALB 11 Laysan 1 15:06 Fairy Tern 1 E 10 ft 15:12 Fairy Tern 2 E 4-10 Petrel 1 E 2-4 15:15 B.F. ALB 13 15:19 Wedgetail 1 N 5 ft starboard - 100 yds 15:20 Laysan 1 15:30 B.F. ALB 12 Laysan 2 15:35 Fairy Tern 1 N 10 ft starboard - 100 yds 15:40 Laysan 2 15:44 Sooty Tern 1 S 5-20 port - 200 yds 15:45 B.F. ALB 11 Laysan 3 15:47 Fairy Tern 1 N 5 ft 16:00 B.F. ALB 13 Laysan 1 16:06 Sooty Tern 1 N 20 ft port to starboard 100 ft off stern 16:15 B.F. ALB 18 16:30 B.F. ALB 16 16:45 B.F. ALB 13 16:47 Fairy Tern 1 E 16:50 Laysan Alc 1

DATE 03-07-64 Pg.# 3 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 1700 B.F. ALL 8 1701 Wedge Tail 1 NW 5-10 [illegible] 100 yds Starboard 1702 Sooty Tern 1 W 20 Port 1704 Noddy Tern 2 NW 20 STERN 50 ft. 1705 Sooty Tern 1 W 20 STERN 1710 Fairy Tern 1 E Starboard 1713 Noddy Tern 1 NW 5 Starboard 100 yds Sooty Tern 1 NW 5 1715 B.F. ALL 20 1716 Laysan Alb 1 1725 B.F. ALL 19

DATE March 8 Pg.# time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0900 B R ALb 7 LAY SAN A 1 0904 Sooty Tern 3 N W off starboard 0904 Sooty Tern 1 N W 3-10 port 300 yds 0911 B G Nodd 1 N W 3-10 port bow 200 yds 0913 Red footed Booby 1 N W 5-10 port 300 yds 0913 Sooty Tern 2 W 5 0915 Gray head T 1 W 10-20 starboard to port off bow 100 yds 0915 B R ALb 6 0919 Fairy Tern 1 N 5-20 port > starb. bow 200 yds 0921 Fairy Tern 1 N 10 ft bow 300 yds 0922 - - 1 N 20 ft " 100 yds 0925 Sooty Tern 2 N 5-10 ft port > starb. bow 200-300 yds 0926 Sooty Tern 1 W 10 ft starboard 0930 B R ALb 6 starboard 0932 B G Nodd 1 E 5 ft starboard 0937 Sooty Tern 1 W 5 ft starb. bow 0945 B R ALb 7 0949 Gray head T 1 E 5-10 starb > port bow 0954 Laysan ALb 1 port bow 0959 Gray head T 1 N W 5-10 1000 B R ALb 6 LAY SAN 1 1015 B R ALb 6 1017 GB Tern 1 N 3-5 starboard 300 yds 1021 Laysan A 1 1023 Gray head T 2 N 5-10 port > starb bow 300 yds 1025 Sooty T 2 N W 30 starboard 200 yds 1030 B R ALb 7 LAY SAN A 2 W 30-50 400 yds too big for tern too small for sooty black 1031 ??? [illegible] 1037 Sooty Tern 1 W 20 bow 200 yds 1041 Sooty Tern 3 E 15-20 100 ft 1049 Red footed B. 1 E 5-15 300 yds 1049 Sooty Tern 1 N W " 100 ft 1100 B R ALb 12 Laysan A 1

DATE March 8 Pg.# 2 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 1104 Fairy Tern 1 N 60 ft port -> starboard - over ship 1108 Sooty Tern 2 E 20 ft starboard 1115 B.F. Alb. 17 1120 Frigate 2 E 100 ft immature female over ship 1121 Fairy Tern 2 E 10 Savage { Starboard 1121 Red-foot B. 1 E 5-10 200 yds } starboard 1126 Sooty Tern 2 E 20 500 yds starboard 1128 Sooty Tern 1 W 10 port 1130 B.F. Alb. 17 Lay Alb. 1 1145 B.F. Alb. 16 1200 B.F. Alb. 11 1205 B.F. Alb. 8 Lay Alb. 1 12:15 B.F. Alb. 19 12:24 B.F. Alb. 18 Fairy Tern 1 E Lay Alb. 1 12:30 W.T. Shear. 1 E 5-10 200 yds. across bow then back port. 12:27 B.F. ALB 40 ON GARBAGE 12:43 LAY ALB 1 12:54 B.F. ALB 7 ON GARBAGE 12:58 SOOTY TERN 1 W 250 YARDS OF PORT 13:00 B.F. ALB 10 13:10 LAY ALB 1 13:15 B.F. ALB. 8 13:25 TERNS SP 2 E 500 YARDS TO PORT 13:30 B.F. ALB 9 LAY ALB 1 13:45 B.F. ALB 14 LAY ALB 1 13:45 SOOTY TERN 1 E 250 YARDS To PORT 13:53 Sooty T 4 E 40 100 yds starb 13:55 Sooty Tern 50 NE 5-20 600 yds starboard R.F. Booby 1 14:00 B.F. ALB 7 [illegible] T E 20 200 yds starboard 14:03 Sooty T 1 E 10-20 200 yds

DATE March 8 Pg.# 3 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 1412 Sooty Tern 1 E 5 starboard 100 ft 1415 B.F. Alb pot same ld on water 1415 Petrel 1 N 5 close port Sooty - stbd line 200 yds 1415 Piping 2 1430 Bird flocked 1 NW 5 starboard 200 yds 1430 B.F Alb 8 1433 Long. All-3 1434 Sooty Tern 2 E 10 starboard stbn 300 yds 1440 Blue Body 1 E 5-10 starboard 100 yds 1442 Sooty Tern 1 E 10 starboard 100 yds 1445 B.F Alb 12 Cay snr 1 14:37 Sooty Tern 1 E 10 Starboard 25 yds. 15:00 B.F ALB 8 L.A. ALB 1 15:02 Sooty Tern 2 SW 40 50 yds. 15:08 Sooty Tern 1 SW 20 300 yds. 15:11 Sooty Tern 1 SW 20 200 yds 15:12 LAY ALB 2 15:14 Sooty Tern 2 E 10 300 yds 15:15 B.F. ALB 11 15:30 BF ALB 9 15:34 Sooty Tern 3 E 10 300 yds. 15:36 Sooty Tern 1 E 30 20 yds 15:37 Lay. Alb 1 DEW NORTH OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS 15:35 15:43 Sooty Tern 2 N 3 1543 B.F. Alb 15 15:50 Sooty Tern 1 SE 5 stard. 200 yds 1551 Sooty Tern 1 S 5 Beam 300 yds 1552 " 4 S 5-20 over ship 1552 B.F. Body 1 E 10-20 200 yds starb. 1554 Horned Pet 1 N 5 Beam 100 yds 1600 B.F Alb 17 CAY 1 1600 Fancy Tern 1 N 18 Port 300 yds 1602 Petrel 1 SE 5 300 yd beam / port/

DATE March 8 Pg. # time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 1609 R.F.Baby 1 W 5-20 stern Port 1612 Sooty Tern 2 SE 10-20 Port 1613 Brown Pet 1 N 5 ft Starboard 1615 Sooty Tern 1 S 5-10 Port 1615 B.F.Alb 35+ Laysan 1 1617 Sooty Tern 2 SE 5-10 1619 Harach Pet 1 N 5 off bow 100 yds 1619 Sooty T 1 N 10 bow 200 yds 1628 B.R. Baby 1 N 20 bow 400 yds 1630 B.F.Alb 12 Laysan 1 1635 Sooty Tern 2 E 10 400 yds starboard 1636 Sooty Pet 1 N 5 100-200 yds bow 1637 Sooty Tern 1 E 10 Starboard 300 yds 1645 Sooty Tern 2 SE 5-10 Starb 200 yds 1645 R.R. Baby 1 SE 5 Starboard 400 yds 1645 B.F.Alb 13 1648 Brown Pet 1 N 5 Starb 200 yds 1654 R.R. Baby 1 E 10 Port 1655 Brown Pet 1 N 5 Stab. 300 yds 1700 B & Alb 26 Laysan 1 1715 B.F.Alb 44 Laysan 1 1750 B.F.Alb 30 18:00 B.F.Alb 55 Congregated when garbage was tossed overboard. 1830 Br Alb 46 threw Garbage overboard - All L.T. Laysan 2

DATE 03-09-64 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 8:00 B.F. ALB 7 LEAVING GARDNERS PINNICLES - DEW WEST 8:08 Sooty Terns 2 E 30 PORT 8:18 Fairy Tern 1 E 10-20 PORT 8:20 B.F. ALB 8 8:24 Masked Booby 1 N 30 STARBOARD 8:30 B.F. ALB 11 8:44 B.F. Booby 1 E 30 Starboard 50 ft 8:45 B.F. ALB 13 9:00 B.F. ALB 5 9:15 B.F. ALB 9 9:30 B.F. ALB 5 9:35 Laysan 1 9:35 Frigate 1 N 100 immature - 200 yds low 9:45 B.F. ALB 14 9:48 Sooty Tern 5 E 5-10 Starboard - 200 yds 9:53 Booby Pet 1 W 10-20 Starb - low 100 ft 10:00 B.F. ALB 17 10:07 Sooty Tern 2 E 100 ft - Starboard 10:09 Laysan Albatross 1 10:15 B.F. ALB 14 Laysan Albatross 1 10:30 B.F. ALB 9 10:32 Laysan 1 10:45 B.F. ALB. 11 Laysan 1 10:57 Sooty Tern 1 E 5-40 Port 100 ft 11:00 B.F. ALB 20 Laysan Albatross 2 11:05 B.F. ALB 10 Laysan 1 11:25 Greyback 1 N 5-10 200 yds - low 11:30 B.F. ALB 23 11:33 Sooty Tern 3 W 5-20 600 yds - port 11:36 Laysan 2

DATE March 9 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 1143 Bonin I Pet 1 N 5-10 Bow 200 yds 1145 B.F.ALB 18 LAYSAN 1 12:00 B.F.ALB 25 12:14 B.F. ALB. 29 Lay ALB. 1 12:30 B.F. ALB 29 12:35 LAY ALB 1 12:45 B.F ALB 35+ ON GARBAGE 13:00 B.F ALB 30 LAY ALB. 2 13:15 B.F ALB 30 LAY ALB 1 13:21 SOOTY TERN 1 E 40 OVER SHIP 13:30 B.F ALB 15 13:32 GRAY BKAT. 2 NE 20-30 50 YARDS FROM SHIP 13:40 Poipoise 1 starb. 100 yds 13:45 B.F ALB 8 LAYSAN 1 13:52 Sooty Ten 1 N 10-20 Starboard 100-200 yds 14:00 B.F ALB 9 LAYSAN 3 14:04 Bonin I Pet 1 N 5-10 Starboard stern 200 yds 14:10 Xmas I Se 1 E 108 Starboard 100 yds 14:15 B.F.ALB 14 14:30 B.F.ALB 22 14:45 B.F. ALB 11 LAYSAN 1 15:00 B.F ALL 8 LAYSAN 1 15:15 B.F. ALB 10 LAYSAN 1 15:30 B.F. ALB 25 LAYSAN 1

DATE March 9 Pg.# 3 time species # dir, hgt. remarks loc. 1543 B.F. Body 1 W 0-20 lite water starboard 200 yds 1545 B.R. ALB 13 1556 Baw. I Pt. 1 S 5-10 Port 100-200 yds 1559 Blue Body 1 W 10-15 Starboard 400 yds 1600 B.R. ALB. 7 Laysan 2 1607 Brown Pt 1 W 4-10 starboard 200 yds 1615 B.F. Alb 11 1617 Brown Pt 1 SW 5-10 Port low 100 yds 1630 B.F. ALB 9 1634 Long I Pt 1 E 5-10 aft 200-300 fut 1645 B.F. ALB 12 LAS, ALB 1 1647 Blue face B 1 SW 20 300 fut from starboard 1700 B.R. Alb. 10 1710 Brown I Pt 1 N 5-10 300 yds aft 1714 Brown Pt 1 5-10 follow ship 1715 B.F. ALB 10 1815 B.F. Alb 23 70 part astern 1828 Scotty Tern 2 SE 1830 Scotty Tarn 6 E 5-20 port & starboard 100 ft 1830 B.R. ALB 27 Laysan 3 1834 R.F. Body 1 NE 5-10 starboard low 300 yds (immature) 1836 Petrel 1 SW 5 Port 300 yds 1838 R.F. Body 1 E 5-20 200 yds starboard (imm. Body Frigate 1 E 5-20 & Frigate) 1845 B.F. Alb 27

DATE 03-11-64 Pg.# 81 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 11:00 B.F. ALB 40 LAY ALB 1 11:03 FREG. BIRD 1 E 90 ASTERN 11:05 LAY ALB 2 11:15 B.F. ALB 35 11:15 BONIN IS. 1 N 5 AHEAD 11:16 BONIN IS. 1 N 5 AHEAD 11:30 B.F. ALB 24 LAY ALB 2 11:35 SOOTY TERN 1 E 30 STARBOARD 400 FEET 11:38 SOOTY TERN 2 E 20 " 800 " 11:45 B.F. ALB 37 LAY ALB 2 OFF DUTY 11:48 ON DUTY 13:00 13:00 BF ALB 48 ON GARBAGE LAY ALB 2 13:01 BONIN IS. 1 E 5 300 YARDS ASTERN 13:05 SOOTY TERN 1 E 20 13:13 R.F. BOOBY 4 E 30 50 YARDS FROM SHIP 13:15 B.F. ALB 55 ON GARBAGE LAY 1 13:20 FANCATE B. 1 N 40 1000 YARDS FROM STARBOARD 13:22 R.F. BOOBY 3 E 5-20 300 YARDS TO STARBOARD BONIN IS 12 13:28 SOOTY TERN 1 W 20 100 FEET OF SHIP 13:30 B.F. ALB 20 LAY ALB 2 13:45 B.F. ALB. 13 LAY ALB. 2 13:56 HARCOURT R 1 W 5-15 100 FEET TO STARBOARD 13:57 SOOTY TERN 2 S 30 60 " " 13:57 SOOTY TERN 2 N 30 30 " " 14:00 B.F. ALB 15 14:02 BONIN IS. 1 NE 5 300 YARDS FROM SHIP

DATE 03-11-64 Pg.# 2 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 14:13 BONIN IS P 1 NE 5-10 STARBOARD 300 YARDS 14:15 B.F ALB 19 LAY ALB 1 14:22 SOOTY TERN SE 30 ASTERN 1500 FT. 14:28 BONIN IS. 1 SW 5-10 STARBOARD - 200 YARDS 14:24 CARSIMISE 2 W 5-10 PORT - 200 YARDS 14:30 B.F ALB 19 LAY ALB 2 14:32 SOOTY TERN 4 N 30 ASTERN 14:34 BONIN IS 1 E 5-10 PORT - 200 yards 14:37 BONIN IS 1 W 5 STARBOARD - 150 YARDS 14:45 B.F ALB 12 14:47 BONIN IS 1 W 5-10 14:48 BONIN IS 1 SW 5 14:49 BONIN IS 1 E 5-10 14:51 BONIN IS 1 E 5 14:55 BONIN IS. 2 E 5 15:00 B.F ALB 14 LAY ALB 2 OFF DUTY 15:00 TO 15:30 15:30 B.F ALB 8 LAY ALB 1 15:31 BONIN IS. 1 E 5 50 FT FROM STARBOARD 15:34 BONIN IS. 1 E 10 15:35 LAY ALB 3 15:39 BONIN IS 15:39 BONIN IS 15:42 BONIN IS 15:44 SOOTY TERN 15:45 B.F ALB 18 LAY ALB 3 15:40 HARCOURTSP 1 N 30 180 feet from Starboard 15:41 LAY ALB. 4 15:42 HARCOURTSP 1 N 10 300 feet from Starboard

DATE 23-11-64 Pg. # 3 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 15:45 B.F. ALB. 17 LAP ALB 3 15:47 BONIN IS 1 E 5-15 15:48 BONIN IS 1 SE 5-10 15:56 CHRISTMAS IS 2 W 5-15 100 YARD TO PORT 16:00 B.F. ALB. 10 LAP ALB 1 16:04 BONIN IS 1 W 5-20 16:07 BONIN IS 1 NE 5-20 16:09 BONIN IS 1 NE 5-20 16:10 BONIN IS 1 E 5-20 16:15 B.F. ALB. 40 LAP. ALB. 4 16:20 HARCOURT R 1 E 10 25 FT AHEAD 16:20 BONIN IS 1 W 5-20 16:22 BONIN IS 1 NE 5-20 16:24 BONIN IS 1 NE 5-20 16:25 BONIN IS 1 N 5-20 16:26 BONIN IS 1 W 5-20 16:27 BONIN IS 1 W 5-20 16:28 BONIN IS 1 W 5-25 16:30 B.F. ALB. 17 LAP ALB 2

DATE March 19, 1964 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 645 B & Alb 5 655 Lay san A 1 700 B.R.ALb 6 Laysan A. 1 709 Bowin T Pat 1 N 10 port Broadfoot 0730 B R. ALb 5 Laysan A. 1 0745 B.R. Alb 8 Laysan A. 2 0750 Harcourt's Storm Pet. 1 N 1-5 Starboard 100 feet Dadsally leeches 0750 Bowin I Pet 1 N 5 " 100 yds 0753 Bowin T.P. 1 S 5-10 Starboard 100 - 200 yds 0755 Sooty Tern 1 N 20 100 ft 0755 Sooty Silver 1 N 10M/5 200 ft. silver under wings - starboard 0800 B.R. ALb 11 Laysan 1 0800 Sooty Tern 1 N 30 200 ft. port 0809 Wandering 1 S 5 200 yds starboard 0812 Pat. ? 1 E 1-5 200 yds port (blade) 0815 B.R.ALb 8 0816 Harcourt's Shet 1 E 1-5 100 yds port 0820 Wandering 1 N 5-10 200 yds starboard 0820-920 no observations 0923 Bowin I Pet 1 N 10-20 Port Stern 200 yds 0927 Bowin T P 2 N 10-15 Starboard 100 yds 0930 B R Alb 7 Laysan Alb 2 0931 Bowin I Pet 1 N 5-20 Starboard low 100 ft 0933 Bowin I Pet 1 NE 10 stern 0938 Sooty Tern 1 W 1-5 starboard 200 yds 0940 Bowin T Pat 1 N 5-10 Starbd. 100 yds 0944 Bowin T P 2 NW 5-10 Starboard 100 yds 0945 B R Alb 7 Laysan A 1 0949 Bowin I Pat 1 W 10 stern

DATE March 19, 1964 Pg.# 2 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0958 Bonin I.Pot 1 N 20 Port 100 yd 1000 BR Alb 15 Laysan 3 1000 Bonin T.F. 1 N 10-20 Port 100 ft 1000 - 1100 no observations 1000 BL S. Alb 7 1103 Bonin I.P. 1 N 10 Stbd 100 ft 1106 " " 1 N 5 " 100 ft 1107 Soote Tern 1 S 50 ft Port 100 ft 1108 Bonin 1 N 5-10 Port 100 yd 1110 Bonin 1 N 10-20 Port 100 yd 1115 BR Ab 5 1116 Bonin 1 N 5-10 Port 100 ft 1119 " 1 N 10 Port 100 yd 1120 " 1 N 10 " " 1123 " 1 E 10 Stbd " " 1127 " 1 N 10 Stbd 100 ft 1130 BR Alb 9 Laysan 1 1135 Frigate 1 S 20-30 Starboard 200 yd 1400 B.F. Alb 7 Laysan 2 1414 Bonin 1 W 10 Stbd 100 yd 1415 BR Alb. 8 Laysan 1 1416 Bonin 1 SE 1-5 Stbd 100 ft 1419 BR Alb 14 going through over Laysan 1 1430 BR Alb 17 Laysan 2 1431 Frigate 2 S 10-30 Starboard 1/2 mile 1437 Bonin 1 S 5-10 Port 100 yd 1442 Bonin 1 5-10 behind ship following 200 ft 1445 BR Alb 10 Laysan 1 1451 Bonin 1 E 5-10 Stern 200 yd 1453 Bonin 1 S 6 Stbd 200 ft

DATE March 17, 1964 Pg.# time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 1455 Bonin 1 N 5 Stem 1500 BR.ALB. 14 Laysan 2

DATE March 20, 1964 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0700 BL Alb 4 ↓ Breakfast 0720 B.F.ALBb 4 Laysan 1 0730 B.R.AL b. 6 Laysan A. 1 0733 Laysan A another way behind ship 0745 B.F. Alb 1 0748 Sooty TERN 50 SE 5-100 Port Bow 300 yds (counted 48) 1-3 on starboard side 0800 BR.AL b. 5 0807 Laysan 1 0815 B.R.ALB. 6 garbage dump site 0830 B.F. ALb. 9 0834 Frigate 1 SE 50 approached from star → port (immauref) 0834 Laysan A. 1 0845 B.F. ALB. 6 Laysan A. 1 0900 B.F. Alb 8 Laysan A. 1 0915 B.F.ALB. 10 0928 whale 1 starboard 100 yds 0930 BR ALB. 8 Laysan 1 0945 B.R. Alb 11 Laysan 1 1000 BR ALB 9 1015 B.F.ALB 9 1022 LAY SAN 1 1030 B F. ALb 13 LAYSAN 1 1045 B-F ALB 15 Laysan 1 1100 B.F. ALB. 11 LAYSAN 1 1115 BF ALB 14 Laysan 2 1130 BF ALB 17 Laysan 1

DATE March 20, 1964 Pg.# 2 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 130- 1215 Lunch BREAK 1215 B.F. ALB 7 LAYSAN 1 1224 LAYSAN 2nd out showed up 1230 B.R. ALB 13 LAYSAN 4 1245 B.R. ALB. 8 counted when garbage dumped LAYSAN 2 1300 B.F. ALB 13 LAYSAN 2 1307 B.R. ALB 19 slingslogged - garbage dumped LAYSAN 4 1312 Frigate ? 1 SE 50+ 300 yds stern (port) 1315 B.F. ALB. 2 LAYSAN 3 1326 Sooty Shearw. 1 N 5-10 Starboard 100 yds - adv. under wings 1330 B.R. ALB 6 LAYSAN 2 1333 Sooty Shearw. 1 W 5 Stern 200 yds 1345 B.R. ALB 4 LAYSAN 2 1400 B.F. ALB 6 1412 B.F. ALB 5 1430 B.F. ALB 6 LAYSAN 1 1445 B.F. ALB. 4 LAYSAN 3 1451 Blue F. Booby 1 S 5-10 STARBOARD - 100 yds (immature) 1500 B.R. ALB 8 LAYSAN 2 1508 B.F. Booby 1 StbdN 5-10 PROB. SAME AS ABOVE 1514 "" "" 1 S STARBOARD 100 yds 1515 B.R. ALB. 5 LAYSAN 1 1530 B.F. ALB 5 LAYSAN 2 Blue F. Booby 1 still very back following ship

DATE March 23, 1964 Pg.# 3 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 1545 B.R. Alb. 8 Laysan " 3 1545 Red-footed Booby 1 NW 10-15 Stern 100 yds (subadult) 1549 Blue-faced Booby 1 SESE 10-15 same subadult - approached ship from stern passed on starboard 200 yds crossed over 100 yds headed set 1600 B.R. Alb. 6 Laysan 2 1600 Red-footed Booby 1 following ship (sub adult) 100 ft disappeared quickly 1605 Red-footed Booby 1 N 5-20 approached from bow passed on port (subadult) 1607 Blue-faced Booby 1 stern & 200 yds 1615 B.R. Alb. 8 Laysan 2 1618 Blue-faced Booby 1 SE 50 bow "S" 100 ft (subadult) 1619 Sooty T. 1 Stab Bow 100 yds 1619 Frigate 1 N 100 Barn 1 mile passed on starboard side 300 yds 1623 Blue-faced Booby 1 SE 10-20 subadult looked on starboard side 1630 B.R. Alb. 10 Laysan 2 1638 Blue-faced Booby 1 S 10 couldn't tell if same sub adult. starboard 200 yds 1645 BR Alb. 10 Laysan 1 1700 B.R. Alb. 20 reported 7 white birds prob terns (Sooty) from bridge. 1745 B.R. Alb. 16 1800 BR Alb. 12 Laysan 1 1800 Red-footed Booby 2 immature 1805 " " 2 flew round ship 1815 BR Alb. 17 Red-footed Booby 2 1830 BR Alb. 23 Laysan 1 Red-footed Booby 2 way ahead 1845 B.R. Alb. 23 Red-footed Booby 2 1900 B.R. Alb. 17 Red-footed Booby 2

DATE March 21 1964 Pg. # 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0700 B.F. Alb. 2 1 all black; 1 with white ring The 2 immature Red-footed Boobies undoubtedly roosted on the flying bridge during the night from their more "dairy loft" 0715 B.F. Alb. 2 same 2 ↑ 0800 B.F. Alb. 2 same 2 0815 B.F. Alb. 2 same 2 0825 Harlequin 1 N/W 5 past 100 feet Storm Pet. 0827 Laysan Alb. 1 first appearance of the day 0830 B.F. Alb. 3 same 2 plus 1 more w/ white ring Laysan A. 1 0836 Frigate ♀ 1 N 100 1 mile in front of Bow passed starboard side of ship at 0842 at 20 kph 0845 B.F. Alb. 3 same 3 0850 Tender spotted off starboard bow passed 7 miles away at 0920 0900 B.F. Alb. 3 same 0915 B.F. Alb. 2 both w/ white ring 0930 B.F. Alb. 2 same as 0915 0939 Frigate ♂ 1 N 1-50 bow ½ mile - passed off starboard at 0942 climb 200 kph appeared to drop just above water and take something 0945 B.F. Alb. 2 white ring 1000 B.F. Alb. 2 same ↓ 1015 B.F. Alb. 2 10 minute color break same 1030 B.F. Alb. 2 same 1045 B.F. Alb. 2 same 2 1100 B.F. Alb. 3 same 2 plus one all black (latter first seen 1100) 1115 B.F. Alb. 3 same as 1100 1130 B.F. Alb. 3 same ↑ level bow 1230 B.F. Alb. 3 same 1245 B.F. Alb. 3 1255 B.F. Alb. 3 yard - a dumping 1300 B.F. Alb. 1 SE 1-50 bow ½ mile lost to Tropic b. 1305 B.F. Alb.

DATE March 21, 1964 Pg.# 2 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 1306 R.T. Tern, Sooty TERN 1 W 1-5 starboard 200 yds 2 1315 B.F. Alb 1 all black 1318 B.F. Alb. 2 1 dld / w/ white wing 1330 B.F. Alb. 0 1336 B.F. Alb 1 white wing 1345 B.F. Alb 2 1 black + 1 w/white wing 1400 B.F. Alb 0 1405 Petrel 1 white underwings - light tail contour short wings, climbing level = 100 ft starboard 1407 B.F. Als. 1 white wing 1411 B.F. Alb. 2 all black added to above 1415 B.F. Alb. 2 1430 B.F. Alb. 1 white wing 1445 B.F. Alb 1 " 1455 Sooty TERN 1 W 50 starboard 1/2 mile 1500 B.F. Alb 1 white wing 1515 B.F. Alb 2 all black plus above 1520 B.F. Alb 0 observations suggest to range close to ship at times and then out of sight 1530 B.F. Alb 10 one way track (1/2 mile) ↑ "cold break" 1545 B.F. Alb 1 white wing 1600 B.F. Alb - 0 last seen 1555 1607 B.F. Alb 2 1 white wing + 1 all dark 1615 B.F. Alb 2 Same 1618 Sooty TERN 2 E 1-10 300 yds port 1630 B.F. Alb 2 1 white wing + 1 all dark 1645 B.F. Alb 1 all dark 1650 B.F. Alb 2 1 white wing added 1654 B.F. Alb 3 - dinner ↑ 1745 B.F. Alb 4 3 white wings + 1 dark 1754 Sooty TERN 29 N→E 1-100 first appeared off bow 1 mile - passed on port 1/4 mile 1800 B.F. Alb 4 - was headed EAST 1801 Sooty TERN 2 E 5-20 port 1/2 mile 1809 Sooty TERN 13 E 1-30 port bow 1/2 mile 1812 B.F. Alb 4 garbage dumped 1815 B.F. Alb 0

DATE MARCH 21, 1964 Pg.# 3 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 1830 B.R.Alb. 0 1845 B.R.Alb. 1

DATE March 22 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0540 Negative 0600 0604 Sooty Tern 3 E 20 past 200 yds 0614 Sooty Tern 1 W 5-20 lower 0617 Sooty Tern 5 E 1-5 lower 100ft various Sooty Tern flocks flying various ways 0623 Frigate 1 W ½ mile

Birnie's trip 19 mar - 21 mar 1964 ● = 1200 positions CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS KURE I MIDWAY I PEARL AND HERMES REEF LISIANSKI I LAYSAN I GARDNER PINNACLES FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS NECKER I NIHOA I NIHAU I KAULA I KAUAI I OAHU I MOLOKAI I LANAI I KAHOOLAWE I MAUI I HAWAII I JOHNSTON-SAND I PHOENIX ISLANDS HOWLAND I BAKER I CANTON I ENDERBURY I MCKEAN I BIRNIE I PHOENIX I HULL I SYDNEY I GARDNER I TOKELAU ISLANDS ATAFU I NUKUNONO I FAKAOFU I KINGMAN REEF PALMYRA I WASHINGTON I FANNING I CHRISTMAS I JARVIS I MALDEN I STARBUCK I TONGAREVA I CAROLINE I

DATE March 18, 1964 TIME LAT LONG PRES WEA VIS SLP DRY B DEW PT HUM% TIL SKY OPA SKY WAVES SEA TEMP WIND S WIND D SHIP COURSE/SPD. 0100 0200 0300 0400 0500 0600 0700 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 B.C. 8 30.08 67 79 69 72 4 SE V/C 1900 BC .09 67 79 67 72 4 V/C 2000 28-06 177-17 C .08 67 69 67 72 4 146 2100 .10 70 74 5 2200 .10 74 2300 .10 74 2400 .11 66 69 66 70 REMARKS: ALL TIMES LOCAL (WHISKEY); WIND DIR. IN WHOLE DEGREES; WIND SPEED IN KNOTS; TEMPERATURES IN FAHRENHEIT; VISIBILITY IN NAUTICAL MILES; WAVES IN WHOLE DEGREES; WAVE PERIOD IN SECONDS; WAVE HEIGHT IN WHOLE FEET; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN MILLIBARS SI-MNH-955 12-5-63

DATE March 19, 1964 TIME LAT LONG PRES WEA VIS SLP DRY B DEW PT. HUMID % TL SKY OPA SKY WAVES SEA TEMP WIND S WIND D SHIP COURSE/SPD. 0100 C 8 69 6.6 2-3 70 5 SSE 146 0200 69 ↓ ↓ SE 0300 69 0400 71 72 SSE 0500 71 ↓ 0600 BC 72 68 4 ↓ 0700 C 73 -5E SE 0800 26-44.8 176-24 70 0900 ↓ 69 ↓ 1000 1100 74 71 1200 25-46.9 175-31 74 1300 1400 1500 5 1600 75 5 1700 74 68 5 1800 69 4 1900 ↓ 2000 25-17 175-05.5 76 2100 75 2200 2300 73 2400 BC ↓ REMARKS: ALL TIMES LOCAL (WHISKEY); WIND DIR. IN WHOLE DEGREES; WIND SPEED IN KNOTS; TEMPERATURES IN FAHRENHEIT; VISIBILITY IN NAUTICAL MILES; WAVES IN WHOLE DEGREES; WAVE PERIOD IN SECONDS; WAVE HEIGHT IN WHOLE FEET; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN MILLIBARS SI-MNH-955 12-5-63

DATE March 20, 1964 TIME LAT LONG PRES WEA VIS SLP DRY B DEW PT HUMID IT SKY OPA SKY WAVES SEA TEMP WIND S WIND D SHIP COURSE/SPD. 0100 BC 8 30.02 72 68 2-SE 74 4 50 146 0200 .01 4 ↓ 0300 29.99 4 0400 73 4 55E 147 0500 98 67 3 146 0600 99 ↓ 0700 30.00 74 ESE 0800 23-415 173-54 02 75 75 0900 03 74 66 76 1000 02 75 76 1100 03 75 73 1200 23-09 173-32 01 76 67 75 1300 C 29.94 5E 5E 1400 BC 98 77 68 149 1500 96 ↓ 1600 75 76 66 E 2 1700 95 75 76 1800 95 1900 95 ↓ 2000 21-57 172-39 96 74 2100 97 73 77 2200 97 65 2300 96 76 2400 94 ↓ REMARKS: ALL TIMES LOCAL (WHISKEY); WIND DIR. IN WHOLE DEGREES; WIND SPEED IN KNOTS; TEMPERATURES IN FAHRENHEIT; VISIBILITY IN NAUTICAL MILES; WAVES IN WHOLE DEGREES; WAVE PERIOD IN SECONDS; WAVE HEIGHT IN WHOLE FEET; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN MILLIBARS SI-MNH-955 12-5-63

DATE March 21, 1964 TIME LAT LONG PRES WBA VIS SLP DRY B DEW PT HUM% TL SKY OPA SKY WAVES SEA TEMP WND S WIND D SHIP COURSE/SPD. 0100 B 8 29.93 72 65 1-E 76 3 SE 149 0200 BC 91 0300 ↓ 91 0400 92 2 E 0500 C 93 73 3 0600 94 74 66 0700 95 2 ENE 0800 20-03.5 171-31 96 65 0900 98 75 77 1000 99 1100 98 66 78 1200 19-28 171-09 BC 97 76 1300 94 1400 94 1500 92 1600 92 1-ESz 77 3 NE 1700 92 1800 92 NNE 1900 94.5.2 2000 18-12 170-19.8 96.9/4 2100 97.9/4 79 154 2200 98.3/8 2300 98.8/8 2400 ↓ 97.9 74 REMARKS: ALL TIMES LOCAL (WHISKEY); WIND DIR. IN WHOLE DEGREES; WIND SPEED IN KNOTS; TEMPERATURES IN FAHRENHEIT; VISIBILITY IN NAUTICAL MILES; WAVES IN WHOLE DEGREES; WAVE PERIOD IN SECONDS; WAVE HEIGHT IN WHOLE FEET; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN MILLIBARS SI-MNH-955 12-5-63

DATE March 22 TIME LAT LONG PRES WEA VIS SLP DRY B DEW PT HUMIDITY TB SKY OPA SKY WAVES SEA TEMP WIND S WIND D SHIP COURSE/SPD. 0100 154 0200 154 0300 154 0400 154 0500 154 0600 170 0700 090 0800 V/C 0900 " 1000 " 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400 REMARKS: ALL TIMES LOCAL (WHISKEY); WIND DIR. IN WHOLE DEGREES; WIND SPEED IN KNOTS; TEMPERATURES IN FAHRENHEIT; VISIBILITY IN NAUTICAL MILES; WAVES IN WHOLE DEGREES; WAVE PERIOD IN SECONDS; WAVE HEIGHT IN WHOLE FEET; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN MILLIBARS SI-MNH-955 12-5-63