Leewards, Shearwater, March 1965
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DATE March 3, 1965 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. FF 0900 Brown Booby 12/3 in Honolulu harbor 18/3 Rd & on buoy 0900 Sooty Tern 2 off stb 0910 Pom. Jaeger 10 7 on water + 3 flying 0917 BFA 1 did not follow 0950 " 1 → ahead 0955 Pom. Jaeger 1 ↓ 0958 BFA 2 following one very white rump, other medium 1005 Pom. Jaeger 1 passing low 1017 " 1 dark phase BB 13/2 1058 BFA 5 → following (?) 1 dark rump S? 340/7 1113 Pom. Jaeger 2 ← circle astern light phase PJ 10/1 1124 " 1 30' RFB 1 1126 BFA 7 — Following HN 60/1 1132 Pom. Jaeger 1 low 424/10 1137 BFA 9 — following 2 dark rump 1145 " 11 — — 4 land to feed 1155 " 13 — — 3 on water 16y driftwood, rest following 1159 Pomarine Jaeger 1 ↑ low sat down on water { BFA 23 suddenly appeared to land and feed on garbage 1205 Sooty Tern 1 → 1244 Sooty Tern 1 ← " BFA 1830 1300 BFA 18 around ship FF 1305 Sooty 30+ ⊙ feeding flock, roased about 1/4 mi. oft post beam at this time, first sighted off port bow 1255 1319 RF Booby 1 → 2mm 1330 19 BFA Bill says 30 at one point FF 1356 Sooty Tern 300±25 most of flock high, some to great heights — Hawaiian Noddy 60/10 looked like colony over an island. most calling. Small nox. feeding 1430 16 BFA 1430 Sooty Tern 4 1444 G 2 1449 BB 1