ATF/SIC 1, Moctobi, February-March 1963
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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