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2/4/63
Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks
Lv. Pearl Harbor
21° 17'N 157° 57'W 1145 Brown Booby 1 flying over harbor; 1 sitting on bouy.
1200 " "
1210 B-f. Alb. Flew past ship, circled (?)
1215 " "
1218 Jaeger Lit on water off port side, 2 sitting
stbrd side.
1227 Brown Booby
1228 Frigate Bird
1245 B-f. Albatross Approached ship, did not follow
21° 12'15"N 158° 02'30"W 1300 B-f. Albatross 2 now following
1305 Jaeger 3 since 12:50
1320 B-f. Albatross 1)
Jaeger 3) same as above
1321 " 4) now
1322 " 2 more arrived
1330 " Total of 8 present, as ship slowed down
they lit on water
1332 B-f. Albatross 2 now present
1340 Jaeger Shot 1, backed up and picked him up.
All others hovered over dead one.
1345 " Shot another
1350 " All left after 2nd one was shot. Total
present last count: 11 Jaeger, 3 B-f.
Albatrosses
1351 Laysan Alb. Approached
1355 Terns (?) Past ship headed toward land, too far
to identify
21° 08'24"N 158° 04'15"W 1400 " 2 came into view in back of ship
1405 Jaeger 1 after ship's garbage
1410 "
21° 08'30"N 158° 04'30"W 1510 Jaeger 3 after garbage
1520 Sooty Terns Large flock (200 ?) diving
21° 06'30"N 158° 14'28"W 1600 "
1613 U/K Large, black and white, crossed stern
1645 Pomarine Jaeg. Followed ship; astern
1645 B-f. Albatross "
1735 Pomarine Jaeg. "
1735 B-f. Albatross "
1805 Sooty Tern "
1840 B-f. Albatross Following ship
ship returned
and leaving
CNE