SI-MNH-955a Rev. 4-9-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY OBSERVATIONS SUMMARY DATE: March 22, 1965 Total Minutes: 723 (0601-1804) Total Miles 127 I. Total Abundance of birds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 205 469 2.29 3.69 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 145 78 7 - 219 111 8 - 1.51 1.42 1.14 - 1.72 0.87 0.06 - III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT O IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 53 232 4.38 1.83 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 1 / / <0.01 VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T BF RF B T BF RF B T BF RF B T BF RF B 10 1 6 3 15 1 11 3 1.5 1 1.83 1 0.12 <0.01 0.09 0.02 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile / 2 2 0.02 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/Mi. 3 199 0.02 3 189 0.02