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TABLE VI
At Sea Daily Observations Summary
Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23
Total miles Observation 104 139 133 135 127 127
Total minutes obs. 584 716 714 721 723 724
Total Birds 635 301 221 329 469 582
Total sightings 46 91 49 105 205 317
Birds/mile 6.11 2.17 1.66 2.44 3.69 4.51
Birds/sighting 13.80 3.31 4.51 3.13 2.29 1.84
Shearwater-Petrel Albatross
Total birds 38 54 34 94 219 316
Birds/sighting 4.22 1.93 3.40 1.62 1.51 1.49
Birds/mile 0.37 0.39 0.26 0.70 1.72 2.49
Tropicbirds
Total birds 7 0 0 0 0 2
Birds/sighting 1.17 1
Birds/mile 0.07 0.02
Terns
Total birds 565 242 184 234 232 203
Birds/sighting 21.73 3.84 5.11 5.71 4.38 3.08
Birds/mile 5.43 1.75 1.38 1.73 1.83 1.60
Boobys
Total birds 15 1 3 0 15 52
Birds/sighting 3.75 1 1 1.5 1.58
Birds/mile 0.14 < 0.01 0.02 0.12 0.41
Frigate birds
Total birds 0 0 0 1 2 9
Birds/sighting 1 2 1.29
Birds/mile < 0.01 0.02 0.07
Flocks 7(534) 3(156) 6(125) 10(186) 3(199) 2(135)
Feeding flocks 4(508) 1(76) 0 0 3(199) 1(123)