ATF/SIC 1, Moctobi, February-March 1963
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2/8/63 cont. Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks 22 00'N 161 11'W 1150 Sooty Tern 20+ Red-footed Booby 1 } in flock Fairy Tern 1 1200 1238 B-f. Albatross Milk cartons thrown over- 8 lit 1245 Fairy Tern 2 flew across bow headed N 1300 Fairy Tern 20+} in flock going SW Red-footed Booby 1 1301 Noody Crossed bow going W 1305 Grey-bk Tern Crossed bow going W 1307 Red-foot. Booby Off Starboard bow 1310 Laysan Alb. Off Starboard stern 22 08.8'N 161 33'W 1400 1410 Booby (Red-ft.? ) 2 } in flock - off port bow flying S Tern (Sooty?) 20+ 1415 Laysan (?) Alb. Off starboard side of stern going NW 1423 Laysan Alb. Off stern - passed ship on starboard 1425 Brown Booby Crossed bow from SW to NE 1427 Sooty Tern 2 and 1; off starboard- E to West 1430 Fairy Tern Came up Port side,crossed bow, headed NW 1434 Fairy Tern Crossed stern (way behind sling) head NW 4 22 12.1'N 161 44.5'W 1450 Albatross 9 were sitting on water and passed on 1500 starboard side according to Mr. Epoch 1503 - Waste paper thrown overboard - 4 flew over it but didn't land 1524 Laysan Alb. Off Stern 1/2 way between our ship and one behind 1531 Fairy Tern Off starboard N 1545 Laysan Alb. Off stern 1600 Laysan Alb. 2 - still with us - flew by port side very close 22 16.0'N 161 56.0'W 1615 Fairy Tern 3} Off starboard - SE to NW Sooty Tern 1} 1626 Red-foot. Booby Off starboard - W to E 1639 Fairy Tern Crossed bow going N 1640 Laysan Alb. 2; same ones as above 22 19.5'N 162 08.0'W 1700 B-f. Alb. Lit mast and dropped onto bridge - held down, banded (30002) and marked yellow also got mallowphaga from wing and head