ATF/SIC 1, Moctobi, February-March 1963
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2/5/63 Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks 21° 35'20"N 159° 40'W 0600 B-f. Albatross Following ship 21° 35'20"N 159° 37'30"W 0645 " " 0700 " " 0715 " " 0730 " 6 following ship, set astern to feed on garbage 21° 35'N 159° 37'45"W 0750 Sooty Tern Passed ship 150 yds on stbd. headed NW 35' 0800 Laysan Alb. 200 yds. off port 2; 1 miles off port; 2 spouts 0805 Sooty Tern 2; passed 200 yds. off stern heading N. 0826 Sooty Terns 2; passed stern headed NE 0830 B-f. Albatross 7; threw garbage over board, all lit and ate tied bacon to line 0840 Sooty Tern 2; flying NW 21° 35'N 159° 35'45"W 0900 B-f. Albatross Caught 1 on hook and line (let go at 0910),(Band no 30001) (?) 0900 Laysan Alb. Flew by 0925 Sooty Tern 5; flew by on port side headed NW (?) 0935 Wh-tailed Tropic-Bird 0936 Sooty Tern Off port Approx. 30; some dark colored, going W. 0945 Sooty Tern Off Stern 0949 Sooty tern Flock approx. 20; off starbrd, approx. 300 yards 0949 Laysan Alb. Off port, approx. 300 yds. 0952 Sooty Tern 3 and 2; off strbd, feeding 0956 Frigate-Bird Past off stern 0959 Laysan Alb. Off stern, then passed port 21° 30.5'N 159° 24'W 1000 B-f. Albatross 8 sitting together on water, more follow- ing. No known garbage spoils. 1045 Sooty Tern 3 crossed astern 21° 27'35"N 159° 14'W 1047 Sooty Tern 1100 Sooty Tern 3 heading NE 1108 Red-tailed Tropic Bird 1128 Tern (?) Directly over ship, heading East 40 headed West 1156 Boobies 2; diving with above Terns 21° 26'N 159° 03'W 1200 Sooty Tern 3 passed on port side, feeding. 1207 Porpoise 1 broke water completely, off port side. 21° 23'N 158° 51'W 1300 1345 Ruddy Turnstone Approached from S, circled ship, headed N.