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Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks
21°40.5'N 160°06.3'W 0600
21°42.5'N 160°15.8'W 0630 B-f. Albatross Nihoa to starboard; 2 following ship
0700
0710 Laysan Albatross Passed on port
0712 Jaeger (?) Passed toward NE
0726 Sooty (?) 3 passed starboard going SW
0732 Sooty 3 going west
0735 " 1 going east
0738 Brown Booby
0740 Sooty Tern 7 going W
0745 Frigate 2 flying high, circling
0750 Brown Booby 3 flying E toward Nihoa
0755 " " 2 flying E toward Nihoa
21°44.8'N 160°25'W 0800
0805 Sooty Tern 2 flying E toward Nihoa
0815 B-f. Albatross 5 now following ship
0830 Laysan Alb. Off port side
0832 " " 2 off starboard
21°48'N 160°36'W 0900
0915 B-f. Albatross 6 now following ship - 1 way in front;=7
0918 Laysan Alb. Off starboard
0937 B-f. Albatross Only 3 following ship
0945 Grey-backed Tern (?) 3 crossed bow of ship
0948 Whale off starboard 100 yards, blew and broke
water
21°53.2' 160°52.6'W 1000 Whale Directly in front of bow approx 1000
1005 " yards, blue
1007 " Passed on port 100 yards - broke water
1010 Laysan Alb. Off starboard-flying east
1019 Tern-like birds 3 flying east
1020 Whale Off bow
1028 Shearwater (?) 2 off port - headed SW
1045 Laysan Alb. Appear to be 2 off bow on horizon
1047 Laysan Alb. Following ship
21°56'N 161°03'W 1100
1109 B-f. Albatross 11
1110 Sooty Tern 2 headed NE, off starboard side
1120 B-f. Albatross 10 following ship
1120 Laysan Alb. 1 following ship