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SI-MW-958a
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
DATE 5 March 65
Pg.# 2
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
1205 BFA 11 follow — —
1211 Sooty Tern 1 N 50' — ST 125/17
1213 " 2 ↘ " — LA 5/4
1222 " 1 → low — LSP 2/1
1230 BFA 9 Following ship FT 2/1
1230 Laysan 1 " BFB 2/2
F 1240 Sooty Tern 16 ← low — BFA 23/1
1243 " " 4 ↗ 30ft
1344 " " 3 ↗ 30ft
F 1350 " " 7 ↘ 304 Circling as they go
1303 BFA 9 Following ship
1310 " 12 follow — " lit, one in air when garbage dumped
one old white rump with broken right leg (?)
1330 Leach's SP 2 Flying around, lite on water three
1330 Sooty Tern 2 ↓ 30ft times while I watched
1354 " 2 ↗ —
1400 BFA 8 in sight —
1402 Laysan 2 ↗
1406 Sooty Terns 3 →
1414 " " 3 →
1425 Porpoise - about 30-40 - spinners
1437 15 BFA - group out - with new wds?
1439 Sooty Tern 1 50'
1450 Laysan 1
1452 Sooty Tern 1
F 1505 Sooty Tern 25-25
1505 Fairy Tern 2 leading two flock?
1508 Sooty Tern 2 ✓
1515 BFB 1 ↓ Ad.
1540 16+? BFA
1600 BFA — min. 23
1640 BFA 15+?
1657 Masked Booby 1 ↗ to 30' adult
1721 Laysan 1
1729 Sooty Tern 4 ← to 30'
1730 Sooty Tern 2 ↓ to 30'