3/27/63 Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 0° 42'N 169° 42.5'W 0900 0905 Fairy Tern Headed NE 0925 Mask. Booby 2 passed on port headed NE, 1 was sitting on water 0930 Tropic Bird imm., very short tail, no black on wings 0° 53'N 169° 36'W 1000 1.53' 1019 Shearwater Christmas Is.(?) Passed low on water off starboard headed NE 1° 03.5'N 169° 28'W 1100 1140 O. castro Petrel 2 flying just above water headed NE white rump, forked tail 1° 14'N 169° 20.5'W 1200 1239 O. castro Pet. 2 off port, just above water headed NE 1° 39'N 169° 09'W 1400 1415 Boobies Bosum spotted 13 Br. Boobies (?) off port 1524 Sooty Tern Off starboard headed SE 1° 55'N 168° 58.5'W 1530 1552 Tern Off port - probably Sooties 2° 01'N 168° 54.5'W 1600 Booby Imm., brownish, off stern 1610 W-t. Shearwtr. 2 headed NE on starboard side 1613 Christmas Is. Shearwater(?) Headed NE on starboard 1625 " " " Following ship 200 yds of strbrd. going NE