ATF/SIC 1, Moctobi, February-March 1963

Ted - there are for the locality records for the dates and times indicated for our sightings at sea. Thanks 4 Feb. 1963 LOCALITY L A 1200 L 21° 17' N λ 157° 57' W 1300 21° 12' 15" N 158° 02' 30" W 1400 21° 08' 24" N 158° 04' 15" W 1500 21° 08' 30" N 158° 04' 30" W 1600 21° 06' 30" N 158° 14' 28" W 1700 21° 10' 45" N 158° 27' 30" W 1800 21° 14' 50" N 158° 41' 10" W 21 17 44 30 5 Feb. 0600 21° 35' 30" N 159° 40' W 0700 21° 35' 20" N 159° 37' 30" W 0800 21° 35' N 159° 35' 45" W 0900 21° 35' N 159° 35' 45" W 1000 21° 30.5' N 159° 24.0' W 1100 21° 27' 35" N 159° 14.0' W 1200 21° 36' N 159° 03' W 1300 21° 23' N 158° 51' W 1400 21° 20' 15" N 158° 38' W 1500 21° 17' 30" N 158° 24' 56" W 1600 21° 14' 40" N 158° 11' 40" W 1700 21° 13.5' N 158° 59' W 1800 21° 15' N 157° 55' W

p. 1 4 Feb 1963 TIME LOCALITY SPECIES REMARKS 2/4/63 1145 Brown Boddy LEAVING PEARL HARBOR SAW 2 BROWN BODDIES ONE FLYING OVER HARBOR, ONE SITTING ON BOUY 1210 Black Foot. Alb. flew past ship, circled (?) 1215 [illegible] [illegible] 1218 [illegible] lit on water off port side 1227 Brown Boddy Frigate Bird 1228 1245 B.f. albatros approached ship, did not follow. 1305 B.f. albatros 2 now following " 3 since 12:50 1320 jaeger B.f. albatros 1/3 same as above jaeger 1321 jaeger H mm 1322 2 more jaegers arrived Total of 8 jaegers present, after slip [illegible] slowed down they lit on water 1330 Jaeger B.f. albatros 2 now present [illegible] Shot 1 booted up? prefered him up. [illegible] All others hovered over dead one 1332 jaeger Shot another [illegible] all left after 2nd one was shot. [illegible] total present lot count 11 jaegers + 3 b. albatros approached. 1340 [illegible] 1345 [illegible] 1350 Sauan allbatros past slip headed toward land terms (?) too far to identify [illegible] None into view in back of ship 1351 jaeger 1355 [illegible] 1405 jaeger 7 after ships garbage 1410 jaeger 1518 jaeger 3, after garbage

p. 2 4 - 5 Feb 1963 Time Locality Species Remarks 1520 Sooty terns Large flock (200?) diving 1613 v/k Large, 2th + white, crossed stern. 1645 Pomarine jaeger, followed ship astern. 1645 b.f. albatross, " " " 1735 Pomarine jaeger. " " " 1735 b.f. albatross " " " 1805 Sooty tern (1840) b.f. alba. Following ship 0645 b.f. alba. Following ship 0715 " " 0730 b.b.f. Following ship, 2d astern to head on garbage passed ship 100 yds. on stbd. headed NW 0745 Baysan passed ship 150yds. on stbd. headed NW 0750 Sooty tern 200yds. off port 0800 Baysan 2 whales 0800 2 sooty 1 mi. 8p port 2 spouts 0805 terns passed 200yds. off stern heading N 0826 2 Sooty terns passed stern headed NE 0830 7 b.f. allb. threw garbage overboard - all lit late tied down to line

p. 3 5 Feb 1963 Feb 5, 1963 Time Locality Species Remarks 0840 2 Sooty Terns PLing NW (Band#30001) 0900 B.F. Alb. Laysan Alb. flew by caught 1 on hook + Line (let go at 0910) (?) 0925 5 Sooty terns white-tailed Tropic bird appear 30' flew by on port side headed NW E 0935 off port 0936 Sooty terns Some dark colored - going W 0945 1 Sooty tern flew off stern 0949 flock app. 20 Sooty terns off starboard, app 300 yds 0949 Laysan Alb. off port, app 300 yds 0952 3+2 Sooty terns off starboard - feeding 0956 Seagull bird past off stern 0959 Laysan off stern, then passed port 1045 B.F. Alb. 8 sitting together on water, now following. no known garbage spoils. 1047 3 Sooties crossed astern 1108 3 Sooties Tropic bird heading Northeast 1128 1 red-tailed directly over ship - heading East 1156 40 terns (?) headed West 1156 2 babies 3 sooty terns diving - with above terns passed on port side, feeding 1207 1250 1 porpoise broke water completely, off port side. 1345 1 oddly turnstone approached from S, sailed ship, headed N, 1400 3 sooty terns passed & port

p.4 5 Feb 1963 S Feb 1963 1422 one crossed bow from E to S 1432 sooty tern 30+ moving 1 mile off port side from E to W 1435 sooty tern one moving NE of port 1437 sooty tern 2 moving from E to W off port 1438 sooty tern 10+ 1439 sooty tern 40-50 moving E to W off starboard. 1441 sooty tern 25+ moving NE to SW off bow 1513 sooty tern one heading E, higher 1518 jaeger ? came up astern + passed port 1519 sooty tern 4+ passed on port from E to W 1600 sooty tern one across bow from SE to NW 1621 jaeger passed on starboard from E to W 1636 sooty tern passed on port side - going NW. 1649 2 sooty terns crossed bow from S to N 1652 1 sooty tern flying NE 1652 jaeger passed starboard E to W 1703 sooty tern NE of bow 1705 sooty tern NE of bow 1707 jaeger passed port + crossed bow 1708 2 jaeger these two joined other jaeger 1711 2 sooty terns crossed bow on horizon going S. 17.4 1 jaeger passed on starboard - headed E. 1715 1 jaeger

p. 5 5 Feb 1963 1721 1722 1733 1737 1742 1749 1805 1815 1820 1830 jaeger total of 4 now 3 sootie 2 jaeger 2 sooty torn 4 jaeger 6 jaeger jaeger ? jaeger jaeger jaeger jaeger chasing astay then one Vero passed on port headed E. off part off part - posted off starboard - lit on water 6 off stbd, one on water passed 1 mile to starboard. passed to stbd. darkness

Periodic count of black-footed albatrosses. 5 Feb 1963 13:15 - 4 13:30 - 3 13:45 - 5 6 at garbage. 14:00 - 4 14:15 - 3 14:30 - 4 14:45 - 7 15:00 - 4 15:15 - 4 15:30 - 3 15:45 - 5 16:00 - 5 16:15 - 5 16:30 - 2 16:45 - 8 17:00 - 6 17:15 - 6 17:30 - 5 17:45 - 2 18:00 - 5 18:15 - 8 18:30 - 2 18:45 - 3 almost dark 19:00 - 19:15 -

7 Feb. LOCALITY 1600 Pier B-13 Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard 1700 21° 18'N 157° 59'W 1800 21° 13'N 157° 45'W 1900 21° 13.3'N 157° 52'W 2000 21° 14.3'N 158° 04.5'W 8 Feb. 0600 21° 40.5'N 160° 06.3'W 0700 21° 42.5'N 160° 15.8'W 0800 21° 44.8'N 160° 25'W 0900 21° 49'N 160° 36'W 1000 21° 53.2'N 160° 52.6'W 1100 21° 56'N 161° 03'W 1200 22° 00'N 161° 11'W 1300 22° 05'N 161° 21'W 1400 22° 08.8'N 161° 33'W 1500 22° 13.1'N 161° 44.5'W 1600 22° 16.0'N 161° 56.0'W 1700 22° 19.5'N 162° 08.0'W 1800 22° 23.1'N 162° 19.1'W 1900 22° 27'N 162° 26'W

2/7/63 1605 1650 1650 1657 buoy 3 1709 1712 1719 1721 1722 1727 1739 1745 1755 1800 1810 1816 1816 1821 1823 1828 2 Stilts - 3 Sandlings B.B. allators Bt 6 allator - jaeger 6 jaegers b.f.all. jaeger 2 all. 6 jaegers (9) b. & alb. 11 jaegers 3 sooty terns 1 red-footed bouby 1 red-footed bouby 1 red-footed bouby > 30+ jaegers 1 red footed bouby (2) 21 sooty terns jaegers 30+ 3 all. Left Baral 13 at mouth of P. Belot on sand bar noticed allator following ship we are meeting following ship which passed our starboard approach off bow of ship off starboard & horizon 1 cycle lt. off stern came from land total count around ship off stern Flying around ship - some on the water flying east flying east, low over the water going toward land all around ship fly ahead of ship and stop on water + watch ship go by flying east. flying east - off port side in locked ship - 3 miles off shore

2/7/63 1838 1839 1846 2010 8Feb: 0630 0710 0712 0726 0732 0735 0738 0740 0745 0750 0755 0805 0815 0830 0832 0915 0918 4 Sooty tern 204 jaegers w all. 4 jaegers terns ? If albatross Cayman jaeger ? sooty ? 3 sooty 1 sooty brain today sooty tern Piragato Brown Sooty Brown Sooty sooty tern bf albatross Cayman Cayman 70.8 albatross layon all. flying east. following ship. following ship - short dark sundown piled over from W to E heard calls Wilson to starboard 2 following aster passed on port passed toward NE 3 passed starboard going SW going west going East 7. going W 2 flying high, circling 3 flying E toward Wilson 2 flying E toward Wilson 2 flying E toward Wilson 5 now following ship off port side 2 off starboard 6 now following ship - 1 way in front off starboard P7 8 7Feb. 8 Feb

8 Feb card. 0937 0945 0948 ◎1005 1007 1010 1019 1020 1028 1045 1647 1109 1116 1120 1150 1238 1245 1300 1301 1305 1307 b.F. Alb. gray backed tern (?) whole whole " Layson 3 tern like birds whole 2 Shamrock (?) Layson 2 Layson 11 loaf all, 2 Scoti Terns 10 bf Layson 200ft. over - 20+ 1/3 in flock fair tern 8 b.f. only 3 following ship 3 cross bow of ship cleat off. starboard 100 yds - broke water off 1000 yds Directly in front of bow - blew passed on port 100 yds - broke note off starboard - flying east off bow off port - deaded Swart appears, the r off bow or horizon following ships deaded NE - off starboard side following ship milk cormorant throw over - 8 lit. 2 fair flow across overhead N 20+ fair T 1/3rd foot Baldy - in flock going SW 1 waddy crossed Bow going W 1 gray back Tern - X all bow going W (R.F. Baily) off starboard bow

77. 10 8 Feb. Total cont 1310 1410 1415 1423 1425 1427 1430 1434 1450 1503 1524 1531 1545 1600 1615 1626 1639 1640 1700 Saucon 2 bobie (r & l?) Layton? Layton Browne Booley 1 2+1 Scotts Fairten 1 4 fairten 9 allotons off starboard stern in flocke - off port bow flying S off starboard side (ten gry N) off stern - passed ship on starboard crossed down from SW to NE off starboard - E to W. came up port side crossed bow headed NW crossed stern (way behind sling) heading NW Close I were sitting on water & passed on starboard side according to Mr. Epoch wrote paper thrown over board - 4 allotons flew over it but didn't land. Laypa ALb off stern 1/2 way between our ship & behind off Starboard N Fairten Laypattell off stern Still with us - flew by port side very close off starboard - SE → NW off starboard - W → E crossed bow going N Same as above. 2 Layton b.f. ALb. hit mast dropped out bridge - held Down landed (3000?) + marked yellow also got mallephage from our third

Feb 8 cont 1735 1749 1755 1756 1800 1805 1815 1828 1834 1840 2 brown 2 brookier 1 farrier off starboard side storm period 2 passed off bow headed NE 1 1 1 1 Painten storm patrols est. 20 headed NE wood? 1 Paintern 2 roots 9 roots 4 mull bloke tide 2d. Patrols, left boat low, flitting around Flying NE in Rain off stern → N off bow → W

P1. 12 8 Feb Periodic Count of B.F. Albatrosses - Feb. 8, 1963 Feb 8 1000 1015 1030 1045 1100 1115 1130 1200 1245 1300 1315 1330 1345 1400 1415 1430 1445 1500 1515 1530 1545 5 all. (2 b) 1 bf / day Lagoon on water 4 6 bf / lagoon following slip / appears to be 2 lagoon in change 6 bf 5 bf / lagoon at 1109 there were as many or 11 9 bf 3 bf. 2 bf. at 1238 total of 8 bf - gabling dumped 3 bf. 3 bf. 5 bf 2 bf 3 bf 8 bf / lagoon 6 bf on water - possible Lagoon abrigation 5 bf. 7 bf. 6 bf 4 bf Another ship Approaching our starboard stern, at least 4 albatros behind it 4 all. still holding other slips which has now passed our stern at 4 bf all in water 2 bf / lagoon

89.14 9 Feb 9 Feb 1963 0755 0810 0813 0815 0820 0823 0827 0918 0936 1002 1010 1011 1025 1101 1125 1126 1135 1204 1253 1402 1415 2 Sooty terns crossed bow N→S 6 Sooty t. (rain on starboard bow) N→S 3 S. Terns N→S 1 S.T. N→S 2 ST 1 Rain T. S.T. crossed bow N→S/FT good starboard 2 greyback T. E→W - rain beginning Layzon off Starboard - in rain Layzon passed Starboard - norpin 1 Sooty tern - Starboard bow →N Crossed bow →N 3 greyback Tern - crossed Bow N→S Layzon Starboard stern westerly Layzon Starboard stern Crossed bow S→NE 2 Layzon one way out front +1 wayin back off starboard bow 500 yds Layzon -off stern 2-N.F. Lily 15-80 Arctic 16 fair time Layzon also approx 25 bt. Passed from wayin front to back Greyback 2 passed across Bow headed SW Layzon Off Starboard S→N

9 Feb court. 1418 1425 1434 1440 1453 1454 1456 1458 1508 1514 1540 1540 1615 1621 1825 1840 'Sooty tern - passed starboard Red footed Booby - off Starboard bow 1600 yds 'Sooty tern off port side 1 Sooty tern passed starboard N->S Layman 300 yds off starboard 2 Sooty terns off starboard ->N Piragto 4 Sooty terns crossed bow E->W in 2 pairs 2 Sooty terns Layman Passed starboard Washed Booby 1 passed starboard porpoise 5 Bottlenose? moving starboard petrel? off bow 6 Sooty tern off starboard bow 1000 yds 2 boobies off stern 336R. Alb - off stern most in water - garbage bags

9 Feb. 1963 0650 0715 0725 0730 0745 0800 0815 0900 0915 0950 1030 1100 1115 1200 1213 1300 1345 1350 1415 1433 1540 0 bf. 2 bf. Alb. 4 bf. Alb 4 6 bf. 10bf 5 7bf. 9 bf. 7 bf. 5 bf. 7 25bf 24 6 15 18 bf 21bf /Laypan 21bf 33bf. 3 very close + 3 way lock 6 up close 4 way lock all way locks on water (except 1) dumped 6 up close - 1 way lock Following ship (1 Laypan 1011) 2 Laypan - clear, very indistinct 1 Laypan slip passed on out part >E dumped garbaze

9 Feb. 0700 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 LOCALITY 23° 14.5'N 164° 59'W 23° 54'N 164° 28'W 23° 16.5'N 165° 11.5'W 23° 66'N 164° 56'W 23° 18.5'N 165° 33.5'W 23° 02.8'N 165° 18'W 23° 20'N 165° 35.8'W 23° 05.5'N 165° 35'W 23° 22'N 165° 48'W 23° 13.0'N 165° 55'W 23° 23.5'W 165° 58'W 23° 26'N 166° 12'W 23° 33.5'N 166° 19'W 23° 41'N 166° 19'W 23° 49'N 166° 19'W 23° 49.5'N 166° 22'W 23° 50'N 166° 25'W 23° 50.5'N 166° 29'W 10 Feb. 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 24° 10.0'N 167° 58.1'W 24° 11.5'N 168° 06'W 24° 13.5'N 168° 15'W 24° 15.5'N 168° 24.5'W 24° 17.5'N 168° 34'W 24° 20'N 168° 43' 24° 21.5'N 168° 45'

10 Feb. cont'd. LOCALITY 1500 24° 23.5'N 169° 02'W 1600 24° 25.5'N 169° 12'W 1700 24° 27.5'N 169° 21'W 1800 24° 29.5'N 169° 30.5'W 11 Feb. 0700 25° 25'N 171° 49'W 0800 25° 34'N 171° 53'W 0900 25° 44'N 171° 53.5'W 1000 25° 56'N 171° 54.5'W 1100 26° 06.5'N 172° 02'W 1200 26° 16.0'N 172° 07'W 1300 26° 00'N 171° 53'W 1400 25° 51'N 171° 47'W

10 Feb. Pg. 17 0830 0830 0845 0845 0910 0915 0925 0947 0950 0957 1000 1004 1016 1020 1030 1040 1055 1100 1115 1115 1130 1145 b.f. allatine est. 24 Laysan 1 passed ship Laysan 3 (round) ship v. castio off starboard - white at bow of tail 13 b.F. 1 petrol Bony w. petrol ? off starboard Laysan 2 of starboard graybale Tern 3 crossed bow headed N 2 notyton 1 (wedge) (alleged?) whales off starboard N Laysan 4 b.t 3 long white round white Small Dotbird 1 b.f. Laysan 2 prog b. stern 1 G.b. stern Carrying Star 5 -> N x 15 allatine x 16 2 gray balk 1 (booty) - starboard 17 allatine 25 11

10 Feb. 95 18 1715 1225 1228 1230 1 1245 1300 1315 1320 1330 1345 1358 1400 1415 1430 1445 1500 1515 1530 1545 1600 1606 1615 1630 1637 2Hallatwane (2 Dayson) Dumped garbage all stations lit 1 fairyston crossed bow >N 36F. 12 b.f 18 b.f. 13 b.f. 1 bonin Patrol 8 b.f 1 layson 9 b.f. Bonin Cretal directly on ridge 56.5. 46.5 1 layson 11 6.5 1 layson 76.5 2 layson 11 6.5 1 layson 76.5 1 layson 46.5 1 Dayson 76.5 1 layson 46.5, 3 Dayson 76.f. 5 b.f. 1 Dayson off starboard bow E>W The ships clocks were turned back on bow off starboard 500 yds

Feb 10 Pg. 19 1642 1645 1700 1715 1718 we changed our watches at this time - slip and clock dumped £1600 1629 1630 1634 whale off port - 200 yds 1645 1700 1715 1716 1730 1745 1 bow patrol ? off bow 300 yds 8 b.f. /1 bayon 12 b.f. 1 bayon 2-3 bayon's earlier 13 b.f. 2 so 2 bayon 1 bow patrol - passed Stalbard NW → SE 1 bow Patrol - off stern 2 b.f. 2 bayon - silver mat lie on water 19 b.f./1 bayon - Bayan May Locks 8 b.f. garbage dumped 1655 11 b.f. /1 bayon 1 bow patrol 15 b.f. / 3 bayon 21 b.f. / 1 bayon

Feb 11 25 bp + 1 Layson 15 layson estimate 50+ bp. - can't count + starboard! boing? bp. 2 marked boobies off port - very close 60+ bp. 2 steamer bound for Patreld 6 at night - out in front of ship - gliders note starboard - 20+ Brin's boat many gliding over note red tailed tragic bird - soaring high over ship 100+ bp + layson - saw many birds. Patreld or immature for an on course on water - slid & but missed! marked booby - crossed bow marked booby - off bow 5 boobies (?) woff starboard bow red footed booby - the port frigate bird - high (very) over ship marked booby - very close Total, 3 marked boobies - off starboard bow 1 red-footed booby - off starboard 1 red-footed booby - starboard 1 red-footed booby 9 red-footed - 1 dead immature + 1 off port bow

Pg. 21 11 Feb. 1145 1205 1205 1210 1222 1234 1252 1300 1305 1305 1307 1315 1317 1330 1340 1347 1348 I purpose b.f. about 60 min. of 60 following ship Cayman 3 Following ship Cayman min. 20 around ship B.I. petrel 2 passed on port headed NW B.I. petrel 1 passed port headed NW B.I. petrel 3 moving 100 yds to port as ship one following to stbd. headed SE B.P. 17 around ship Cayman 10 around ship Shearwater 7 passed across Bow headed W B.I. petrel 3 moved across stern headed NE Red foot Owley one astern Now about 6 mi NW Cayman N.F. Owdy passed astern B.F. petrel several around ship now Private Quinns Owdy off stbd.

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

4 February 1963 Sea Records Time Locality Species Remarks 1145 brown booby leaving Pearl Harbor, saw one flying, one sitting on buoy 1210 bf albatross flew past ship, circled (?) 1215 bf albatross following ship 1218 jaeger flew by port side, lit on water 1220 jaeger 2 sitting on water, starboard 1227 21° 17.9' N brown booby flying 157° 57.4' W 1228 " frigate flying 1245 bf albatross approached ship, didn't follow 1305 bf albatross 2 now following 1305 jaeger 3 since 1250 1320 bf albatross 1 following 1320 jaeger 3 following 1321 jaeger 4 now following 1322 jaeger 6 now following 1330 21° 03.9' N jaeger 8 now following, as ship slowed down 158° 07.4' W they lit on water 1332 bf albatross 2 now following 1340 jaeger shot 1, backed up to pick it up, others hovered over dead one 1345 jaeger shot 2nd one 1350 jaeger all left after 2nd one shot, total last count was 11 1350 bf albatross all left after 2nd bird killed, total last count was 3 1351 laysan approached ship but did not come close 1355 terns (?) passed ship headed toward land, too far to identify

4 February 1963 continued 1405 jaeger 2 now following far off stern 1410 jaeger 7 after ship's garbage 1510 21° 12' N jaeger 3 after ship's garbage 158° 20.8' N 1520 sooty tern large flock (200), diving 1613 ? large, black and white, crossed astern 1645 jaeger following astern 1645 bf albatross following astern 1735 21° 20.3' N jaeger following astern 158° 45' W 1735 bf albatross following astern 1805 sooty tern 1840 bf albatross following ship astern No watch maintained this night, all field party members too sick to maintain the watch.

5 February 1963 Sea Records Time Locality Species Remarks 0645 21° 34.6' N 159° 30' W bf albatross following ship 0715 bf albatross following ship 0730 bf albatross 6 following ship, lit stern to feed on garbage 0745 laysan passed ship 100 yds. starboard 0750 sooty tern passed ship 150 yds. starboard, headed NW 0800 laysan 200 yds. off port 0800 whale 2 unident. 1 mile off port side 0805 sooty tern 2 passed 200 yds. off stern, heading N 0826 sooty tern 2 passed stern, heading NE 0830 bf albatross 7 lit stern for ship's garbage; ran out hook and line with bacon 0840 sooty tern flying NW 0900 laysan passed ship 0900 bf albatross caught one on fish line, USFWS No. 30001 (?), breast marked with yellow paint, released 0910 0925 21° 30' N 159° 30' W sooty tern 5 passed on port side, headed NW 0935 wt tropic bird off port side 0936 sooty tern est. 30, some appear darker, going W 0945 sooty tern one off stern 0949 sooty tern est. 20, off starboard, est. 300 yds. 0949 laysan off port side, est. 300 yds. 0952 sooty tern 3 plus 2 feeding off starboard 0956 frigate passed off stern 0959 laysan off stern, then passed port 1045 bf albatross 8 sitting together on water, none following

5 February 1963 continued 1047 sooty tern 3 crossed astern 1108 sooty tern 3 headed NE 1128 21°26'N rt tropic bird flew directly over ship, headed E 159°03'W 1156 terns (?) about 40, headed W 1156 booby sp. ? with above terns, diving 1207 sooty tern 3 passed port side, feeding 1250 porpoise broke water completely, about 1 mile off port side 1345 21°21.8'N turnstone approached from S, circled ship, headed N 158°44.2'W 1400 sooty tern 3 passed to port 1422 gb tern one crossed bow from N to S 1432 sooty tern est. 30 moving 1 mile off port side from E to W 1435 sooty tern one moving NE of port side 1437 sooty tern 2 moving from E to W off port 1438 sooty tern est. 10 moving from E to W off port 1439 sooty tern 40-50 moving E to W off starboard 1441 sooty tern 25+ moving NE to SW off bow 1513 21°18'N sooty tern one heading E, high 158°28.6'W 1518 jaeger ? came up astern and passed port 1519 sooty tern 4 passed on port from E to W 1600 sooty tern one across bow from SE to NW 1621 jaeger passed on starboard from E to W 1636 sooty tern passed on port, going NW 1649 sooty tern 2 crossed bow from S to N 1652 sooty tern one flying NE 1652 jaeger passed starboard from E to W 1703 sooty tern one NE of bow

5 February 1963 continued 1705 sooty tern one NE of bow 1707 jaeger passed port and crossed bow 1708 jaeger 2 joined one above 1711 sooty tern ? crossed bow on horizon headed S 1714 jaeger passed starboard, headed E 1715 jaeger passed starboard, headed E, lit on water 1721 jaeger total of 4 now 1722 sooty tern jaeger chasing one sooty, then one sooty dove on the jaeger, off starboard 1733 jaeger 2 passed on port headed E 1737 sooty tern off port side 1742 jaeger 4 off port side 1749 jaeger 6 passed off starboard, lit on water in a bunch 1805 jaeger 6 off starboard, one on water 1815 jaeger 7 passed one mile to starboard 1820 jaeger passed to starboard headed for land 1830 jaeger passed to starboard headed for land 1840 dark now, no lights put on, ship reached Pearl about 1930 hours. [illegible] (with field note) [illegible]

Periodic count of black-footed albatross, 5 Feb. 1963 1315 4 1515 4 1715 6 1330 3 1530 3 1730 5 1345 5 1545 5 1745 2 1400 4 1600 5 1800 5 1415 3 1615 5 1815 8 1430 4 1630 2 1830 2 1445 7 1645 8 1845 3 1500 4 1700 6 1900 dark

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.

2/5/63 cont. Locality L Locality A Time Species Remarks 21° 20'15" 158° 24'50"W 1400 Sooty Tern 3 passed to port 1422 Gray-back Tern 1 crossed bow from N to S 1432 Sooty Tern 30+ moving 1 mile off port side from E-W 1435 " " One moving NE of port 1437 " " 2 moving from E to W off port 1438 " " 10+ moving from E to W off port 1439 " " 40-50 moving E to W off strbrd. 1441 " " 25+ moving NE to SW off bow 21° 17'20"N 158° 24'50"W 1500 1513 Sooty Tern 1 heading E, high 1518 Jaeger (?) Came up astern and passed port 1519 Sooty Tern 4+ passed on port from E to W 1600 " " 1 across bow from SE to NW 1621 Jaeger Passed on starboard from E to W 1636 Sooty Tern Passed on port side going NW 1649 Sooty Tern 2 crossed bow from S to N 1652 Sooty Tern 1 flying NE 1652 Jaeger Passed starboard E to W 21° 13.5'N 157° 55'W 1700 Sooty Tern NE of bow 1703 " " " " " 1705 Jaeger Passed port and crossed bow 1707 " " 2 joined the other Jaeger 1708 " " 2 crossed bow on horizon going S 1711 Sooty Tern (?) Passed on starboard headed E 1714 Jaeger " " " ", lit on water 1715 " " 2; total of 4 now 1721 " " 3; Jaeger chasing Sooty then vice-versa 1722 Sooty Tern Passed on port headed E; 2 1733 Jaeger 2 off port 1737 Sooty Tern 4 off port 1742 Jaeger 6 posted off starboard-lit on water in bunch 21° 15'N 157° 55'W 1800 Jaeger 6 off stboard, 1 on water 1805 Jaeger ? 4 passed 1 mile to starboard 1815 " " Passed to stbrd. 1820 " " " " " darkness 1830 " "

PERIODIC COUNT OF BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES - Feb. 5, 1963 1300 1315 1330 1345 1400 1415 1430 1445 1500 1515 1530 1545 1600 1615 1630 1645 1700 1715 1730 1745 1800 1815 1830 1845 4 3 5 - 6 at garbage 4 3 4 7 4 4 5 5 2 8 6 6 5 2 5 8 2 3 - almost dark 21° 23' N 158° 51' W 21° 20' 15" N 158° 38' W 21° 17' 20" N 158° 24' 50" W 21° 14' 40" N 158° 11' 40" W 21° 13.5' N 157° 59' W 21° 15' N 157° 55' W

2/7/63 Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks Pier B-13 -Pearl Harbor 1600 Left Pier 13 1650 Stilts 2 at mouth of P. Harbor on sandbar 1650 Sanderlings 2 " " " " " " " " Bouy 3 1657 B-f. Albatross Noticed following ship we are meeting 21 18'N 157 58'W 1700 1709 B-f. Albatross 6 following ship which passed our stbrd. 1712 Jaeger 2 appeared off back of ship 1719 Jaeger Off stbrd, 5 on horizon, 1 up close, lit. 1721 B-f. Albatross Off stern 1722 Jaeger Came from land 1727 " 6; total count around ship 1727 B-f. Albatross 2; total count around ship 1739 B-f. Albatross 9 off stern 1745 Jaegers 11; flying around ship, some on water 1755 Sooty Tern 3 flying East 21 12'N 157 45'W 1800 Red-footed Bby. 1 flying east, low over the water. 1810 " " " 1816 " " " Going toward land 1816 Jaeger 30+ all around ship, fly ahead of ship and stop on water and watch ship go by 1821 Red-foot. Booby Flying East. 1823 Sooty Tern 21 flying east, off port side 1828 Jaeger 30 + in back of ship, 3 miles off shore. 1828 Albatross 3 " " " " " " " " 1838 Sooty Tern 4 flying east 1839 Jaeger Approx. 20 + following ship 1846 " 4 following ship, almost dark, sundown 21 13.3'N 157 52'W 1900 21 14.3'N 158 04.5'W 2000 2010 Terns(?) Flew over from W to E, heard calls

2/8/63 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

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

2/8/63 cont. Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 1735 Brown Booby 2 flying NE in rain 1749 Fairy Tern Off starboard side 1755 Storm Petrel 2 passed off bow headed NE 1756 Fairy Tern 1 " " " " " 1800 Storm Petrel Approx. 20 headed NE 1805 Noody (?) Headed NE 1815 Fairy Tern 1 Off stern heading N Sooty Tern 2 1828 Sooty Tern 9 Off bow heading N 1834 Small black 4 - prob. Petrels, but don't know, birds flitting over water 22 23.1'N 162 19.1'W 22° 27'N 162° 31'W 1900 0630 183d 12.1

PERIODIC COUNT OF BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES - Feb. 8, 1963 AND LAYSAN ALBATROSSES Time 1000 5 b-f. 21°53.2'N 160°52.6'W 1015 1 b-f. 1 laysan on water 1030 4 1045 6 b-f. following ship 2 laysan - appear to be on horizon 1100 6 b-f. 21°56'N 161°03'W 1115 5 b-f. 1 laysan, at 1109 there were as many as 11 b-f. 1130 9 b-f. 1200 3 b-f. 22°08'N 161°41'W 1245 2 b-f.; at 1238 total of 8 b-f. -garbage dumped 1300 3 b-f. 22°05'N 161°21'W 1315 3 b-f. 1330 5 b-f. 1345 2 b-f. 1400 3 b-f. 22°08.8N 161°33'W 1415 8 b-f. - some on water 1 laysan - possible on horizon off stern 1430 5 b-f. 1445 7 b-f. 1500 6 b-f. 22°12'N 161°56'W

PERIODIC ALBATROSS COUNT CONT. 2/8/63 1515 4 b-f. another ship approaching our starboard stern. At least 4 albatrosses following it. 1530 4 b-f. all in water; 4 alb. still behing other ship which has now passed our stern 1545 2 b-f. 1 laysan 1600 5 b-f. 22° 16' N 161° 56.'W 2 laysan - flew by on port side very close 1615 5 b-f. 1630 7 b-f. 1 laysan 1645 9 b-f. 2 laysan 1700 12 b-f. - dumped garbage 22° 19.5'N 162° 08'W 1 laysan " " 1800 6 b-f. 22° 23.1'N 162° 19.1'W 1825 10 b-f. 1 laysan 1840 11 b-f. 1900 4 b-f. 22° 27'N 162° 31'W

2/9/63 Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 23.14.5'N 164 59'W 0700 0755 Sooty Tern 2 crossed bow, N to S 23 16.5'N 165 11.5'W 0800 0810 Sooty Tern 6 (on horizon starboard bow) Crossed bow north to south 0813 " " 3 crossed bow, N to S 0815 " " 1 crossed bow, N to S 0820 Sooty Tern 2 " " " " 0820 Fairy Tern 1 passed starboard 0823 Grey-back.Tern 2 E to W, rain beginning 0827 Laysan Alb. Off starboard - no rain 23 18.5'N 165 35.8'W 0900 0918 Laysan Alb. Passed starboard - no rain 0936 Sooty Tern 1 - starboard bow - going N 23 20'N 165 35.8'W 1000 1002 Sooty Tern 1 crossed bow- going N 1010 Greyback Tern 3 crossed bow, north to south 1011 Laysan Alb. Starboard stern 1025 Wedgetailed Shearwater(?) Crossed bow, south to NE 23 22'N 165 48'W 1100 1101 Laysan Alb. 2; one way out front and 1 way in back

2/9/63 cont. 1125 Whale Off starboard bow 500 yards 1126 Laysan Alb. Off stern 1135 Red-foot. Booby 2 1135 Sootie Tern 15-20 1135 Fairy Tern 10+ 23 23.5'N 165 58'W 1200 1204 Laysan Alb. B-f. Alb. Approx. 25 1253 Laysan Alb. Passed from way in front to back 23 33.5'N 166 19'W 1400 1402 Grayback Tern 2 passed across bow headed SW 1415 Laysan Off starboard S to N 1418 Sooty Tern Passed starboard 1425 Red-foot. Booby Off starboard bow 1000 yards 1434 Sooty Tern 2 off port side 1440 Sooty Tern Passed starboard N to S 1453 Laysan 300 yards off starboard 1454 Sooty Tern 2 off starboard going N 1456 Frigate 1 off starboard going N 1458 Sooty Tern 4 crossed bow E to W in 2 pairs 23 41'N 166 19'W 1500 1508 Sooty Tern 2 crossed bow E to W 1514 Laysan Alb. Passed starboard

2/9/63 cont. Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks 1540 Mask. Booby 1 passed starboard 1540 Porpoise 5 bottlenose(?) moving starboard 23°49.5'N 166°19'W 1600 22 1615 Petrel(?) Off bow 1621 Sooty Tern 6 off starboard bow 1000 yards 23°50'N 166°25'W 1800 1825 Boobies 2 off stern 1840 B-f. Albatross 33 off stern, most in water, garbage dumped

PERIODIC COUNT OF ALBATROSSES - Feb. 9, 1963 Locality L Locality λ Time 23°14.5'N 164°59'W 0700 0715 2 B-f. 0725 4 B-f. 0730 4 B-f. 0745 6 B-f. 3 very close and 3 way back 23°16.5'N 165°11.5'W 0800 10 B-f. 6 up close, 4 way back 0815 All way back on water except 1- garbage dumped 23°18.5'N 165°35.8'W 0900 5 B-f. 0915 7 B-f. 6 up close, 1 way back 0950 9 B-f. following ship 23°20'N 165°35.8'W 1000 1011 1 Laysan 1030 7 B-f. 23°22'N 165°48'W 1100 5 B-f. clear, very windy 1100 2 Laysan 1115 7 B-f. 23°23.5'N 165°58'W 1200 25 B-f. 1200 1 Laysan 1215 24 B-f. ship passed on out going E 23°26'N 166°12'W 1300 6 B-f. 1345 15 B-f. 1350 18 B-f.

PERIODIC ALB. COUNT CONT. 2/9/63 Locality L Locality ) Time 23° 33.5'N 166° 19'W 1400 1415 21 B-f. 1415 1 Laysan 1433 21 B-f. 23° 50'N 166° 25'W 1800 1840 33 B-f. - dumped garbage

2/10/63 Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 24°10'N 167°58.1'W 0800 0830 B-f. Albatross Est. 24 0830 Laysan Alb. 1 passed ship 0845 L " " 3 around ship 0845 B-f. Albatross 13 off starboard- 0845 Petrel 1 off starboard- O. castro white at base of tail 24°11.5'N 168°06'W 0900 0910 Bonin Is.Petrel(?) Off Starboard 0915 Laysan Alb. 2 off starboard 0925 Gray-back Tern 3 crossed bow headed N 0947 Sooty Tern 2 off starboard headed NE 0950 Whale Off bow 0955 Wedgetail Shearwater (?) Off starboard N 24°13.5'N 168°15'W 0957 Laysan 3 1000 B-f. Albatross 4 1000 Laysan Alb. 3 1004 Whale Off bow 1010 Whale Several passed off starboard 300 yds-sm. 1020 Dark bird Small - crossed bow 300 yds N to S 1030 B-f. Albatross 12 1030 Laysan Alb. 1

2/10/63 cont. Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks 24° 15.5'N 168° 24.5'W 1040 Gray-back Tern Crossing bow S to N - 2 1055 " " " 1 1100 Albatross 15 1115 Albatross 16 1115 Gray-back Tern 2 starboard 1115 Sooty 1 starboard 1130 Albatross 17 1145 " 25 24° 17.5'N 168° 34'N 1200 1215 Albatross 24 (2 Laysan) 1225 Dumped garbage, all albatross lit 1228 Fairy Tern Crossed bow headed N 1230 B-f. Albatross 3 1245 " 12 24° 20'N 168° 43' 1300 " 18 1315 " 13 1320 Bonin Is. Petrel Off starboard bow E to W 1330 Laysan 1 1330 B-f. Albatross 8 1345 " 9 1358 Bonin Is. Petrel Directly over bridge

2/10/63 cont. Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks 24°21.5'N 168°48' 1400 B-f. Albatross 5 1415 " " 4 1415 Laysan Alb. 1 1430 B-f. Albatross 11 1430 Laysan Alb. 1 1445 " " 2 1445 B-f. Albatross 7 24°23.5'N 169°02'W 1500 " " 11 1500 Laysan Alb. 1 1515 " " 1 1515 B-f. Albatross 7 1530 " " 4 1530 Laysan Alb. 1 1545 B-f. Albatross 7 24°25.5'N 169°12'W 1600 " " 4; the ships clock was turned back on bow here. 1600 Laysan Alb. 1 1606 " " 3 1615 B-f. Albatross 7 1630 " " 5 1637 Laysan Alb. 1 off starboard 500 yards 1642 Bonin Is. Petrel (?) 1 off bow 300 yards 1645 B-f. Albatross 8 1645 Laysan Alb. 1

2/10/63 cont. Locality L Locality A Time Species Remarks 24°27.5'N 169°21'W 1700 Laysan Alb. 1 (2 or 3 earlier) 1700 B-f. Albatross 12 1715 " " 13 1715 Laysan Alb. 2 1718 Bonin Is. Petrel Passed starboard NW to SE we changed our watches at this time- ships clock changed at 1600 24°25.5'N 169°12'W 1600 1629 Bonin Is. Pet. Off stern 1630 Laysan Alb. 2 1630 B-f. Albatross 2 other must be on water 1634 Whale Off port 200 yards 1645 Laysan Alb. 1 way back 1645 B-f. Albatross 19 1700 B-f. Albatross 8; garbage dumped 1655 1715 " " 11 1715 Laysan Alb. 1 1716 Bonin Is. Pet. 1 1730 Laysan Alb. 3 1730 B-f. Albatrosses 15 1745 " " 21 1745 Laysan Alb. 1 24°29'N 169°30.5'W 1800

2/11/63 Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 25°25'N 171°49'W 0700 B-f. Albatross 25 0700 Laysan Alb. 1 0730 " " 15 0730 B-f. Albatross Estimate 50 +, couldn't count 0734 Bonin Is. Pet. 1 0734 Masked Booby 2 off port, very close 0737 B-f. Albatross 60 + 0738 Bonin Is. Pet. 2 0739 " " 6+ out in front of ship, gliding over wat. 0750 " " 20+, many gliding over water 0755 Red-tail. Trop. Soaring high over ship 25°34'N 171°53'W 0800 B-f. Albatross and Laysan and B.I. Petrel 100+ far as one can see on water 0830 Booby Immature, shot at but missed 0842 Mask. Booby Crossed bow 0852 " " Off bow 0859 Boobies (?) 5, way off starboard bow 25°44'N 171°53.5'W 0900 0901 R-f. Booby Off port 0904 Frigate Bird High (very) over ship 0930 Mask. Booby Very close

2/11/63 cont. Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks 0930 0930 Albatross 100+ 0951 Mask. Boobie Off starboard bow 0953 R-f. Booby Off starboard 25°56'N 171°54.5'W 1000 1020 R-f. Booby Starboard 1044 " " " 1050 " " 9; 1 dark immature; off port bow. 26°06.5'N 172°02'W 1100 1145 Porpoise 1 26°16.0'N 172°07'W 1200 1205 B-f. Albatross Min. of 60 following ship 1205 Laysan Alb. 3 following ship 1210 " " Min. of 20 around ship 1222 Bonin Is. Pet. 2 passed on port headed NW 1234 " " " 1 passed port headed NW 1252 " " " 3 moving 100 yds to port SE same as ship 26°00'N 171°52'W 1300 " " " One following to starbrd headed SE 1305 B-f. Albatross 17 around ship 1305 Laysan Alb. 10 around ship 1307 Shearwater (?) Passed across bow headed W 1315 Bonin Is. Pet. 3 moved across stern headed NE

2/11/63 Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks 1317 R-f. Booby 1 astern Now about 6 mi. NNW Laysan 1330 1340 Rf. Booby Passed astern 1347 Bonin Is. Pet. Several around ship now 1348 Frigate chasing Booby off starboard

3/14/63 Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks 22° 14' 174° 32' 0900 0908 B-f. Albatross Approaches from S, passed ship, hung in behind 0923 " " Disappeared to the E. 0938 Laysan Alb. Off starboard 0945 B-f. Albatross Off stern 22° 03' 174° 33.5' 1000 1012 B-f. Albatross Disappeared 1018 " " Off stern 1020 " " 2nd bird off stern 1022 " " Both blackfoots disappeared 1032 " " 2 off stern 1040 " " Both disappeared to the west 1045 " " 2 off stern 1052 " " Both disappeared to the east 1055 " " 2 far astern 21° 51' 174° 35' 1100 1105 B-f. Albatross 1 disappeared to the east 1110 " " 2 off stern 1115 " " 1 of 2 lit astern 1120 " " Both flying astern 1121 " " 1 disappeared to the east

3/14/63 cont. Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 1123 B-f. Albatross Remaining one lit astern 1130 " " 1 still following 1134 " " 2 now astern 1135 " " 3 now astern 1136 " " 1 shot, others left 1145 " " 1 close, 2nd on horizon 1150 " " 2 following astern 21° 41.5' 174° 36.5' 1200 1210 B-f. Albatross Only 1 astern 1220 " " Lit to eat garbage 1240 " " 1 following astern 1245 Sooty Tern(?) Crossed bow from W to E 21° 29.5' 174° 38' 1300 B-f. Albatross Still following 1300 Laysan Alb. Following astern 1305 " " Disappeared to the W 1305 B-f. Albatross 2nd now astern 1315 No birds visible 1325 B-f. Albatross 1 following astern 1330 " " 2 now astern 1332 " " 3 now astern 1335 " " 4 now astern 1340 " " 3 now astern

3/14/63 cont. Locality L Locality ) Time Species Remarks 21° 17.5' 174° 39.5' 1400 1415 No birds visible 1430 Shearwater (?) Crossed bow to east 1440 B-f. Albatross 1 astern 21° 05.5' 174° 41' 1500 1505 Laysan Alb. 1 astern 1515 B-f. Albatross 2 now following 1530 " " 3 now following 1530 Laysan Alb. Following astern 1530 Petrels(?) 2 passed on port side 1535 B-f. Albatross Following ship 1535 Laysan Alb. " " 1540 B-f. Albatross One astern 1548 No birds visible 20° 52' 174° 42' 1600 Sooty Tern 2 headed north 1610 B-f. Albatross Following ship 1618 " " 2nd astern 1624 " " 3rd astern 1626 " " 4th astern 1628 " " 1 shot 1640 " " Only 1 astern

3/14/63 Locality L Locality ) Time Species Remarks 20° 41' 174° 43' 1700 1703 R-f. Booby (?) Immature, passed headed north, then hung around ship for a 5 min. 1712 " " Adult passed astern 1712 B-f. Albatross 1 following astern 1715 " " 2 following astern 1715 Laysan Alb. 1 astern 1725 B-f. Albatross 1 astern now 1726 Shearwater (?) Passed astern, grayish back, whitish below, no wing bars 1730 B-f. Albatross 2 astern 1730 Laysan Alb. 1 astern 1735 B-f. Albatross Only 1 astern now 1745 " " shot, was headed S on starboard 20° 28.5' 174° 44.5' 1800 1840 R-f. Booby Imm., circling shi? 1840 ??? Brown, like one shot, circling ship, both above birds shot, but ship was unable to pick them up. 20° 16.5' 174° 46' 1900 R-f. Booby (?) Tried to land on ship twice, then lit in water, not seen again

3/15/63 Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 18-08 174-58 0700 0745 B-f. Albatross 2 following astern 0753 Petrel(?) Crossed bow from E to W 17-56 174-58 0800 0810 B-f. Albatross 2 following ship, bos'n shot at one, but didn't hit it; both scared away 0830 Booby(?) Flying high from NW to SE 0845 Shearwater(?) Headed N on Starboard; light below 17-43.5 174-58 0900 0910 B-f. Albatross Following astern 0915 No birds visible 0942 B-f. Albatross 1 following astern 17-31.5 174-58 0950 No birds visible 1000 1035 B-f. Albatross 1 astern; shot at it, but missed 1055 No birds visible 16-44 175-00 1400 1430 Booby(?) Reported by bos'n, crossed bow headed SW

3/16/63 Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 13° 32'N 175° 38'W 0725 Booby(?) Imm. reported by bos'n; circling ship 13° 16'N 175° 39'W 0835 Sooty Tern 6 passed off bow headed south 13° 14'N 175° 39'W 0845 W-t. Tropic Bird Came from west, circled ship, headed NE 12° 59'N 175° 39'W 0956 " " 2 circled ship for several minutes, then headed W, sp. of 2nd uncertain 12° 28'N 175° 41'W 1156 Sooty Tern Came from S, passed to starboard 11° 27'N 175° 39'W 1800 Petrel(?) Cut across bow headed E

3/17/63 Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 08-55N 175-40.3W 0700 0740 No birds 08-42N 175-40.5W 0800 0856 Sooty Tern e off starboard 0830N 175-40.7W 0900 0927 W-t. Tropic Bird Cirled ship, immature short-tail, black tipped wing, black back, bill black, stayed about 15 min. 08-18N 175-40.8W 1000 1015 R-t. Tropic Bird S to N 08-04N 175-40.9W 1100 1122 Petrel(?) Off port S to N 1144 Petrel 2 off bow, heading S, small black 1150 R-t. Tropic Bird Flying very low on water in front of ship headed S. 1155 " " " Possibly same bird- off strbrd, S to NW 07-50N 175-41W 1200 1205 Petrel(?) Jet black, small, headed S, off bow 1235 W-t. Tropic Bird(?) Imm. approached from W, turned N. 07-35N 175-42.5W 1500 1533 Christmas Is. Shearwater Off starboard, very close, followed rain squall; 6 1545 " " " 1 off bow

3/17/63 cont. Locality L Locality A Time Species Remarks 07-21N 175-43.5W 1600 1645 Bulwer Pet. 2 off starboard - in squall 07-08N 175-45W 1700 " " Off Starboard, in squall 1724 Sooty Tern 2 off starboard S to N - in light squall 1730 Bulwer Petrel Off port, squall in progress

3/18/63 Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 04-35N 175-40SW 0630 Petrels or shearwaters 2 - astern - spotted by Frank 03-55N 175-52W 0925 Booby Mr. Bushman spotted off starboard 1322 R-f. Booby Port to Starboard, stopped on water, flew S. 03-15N 176-00W 1330 03-00N 176-03 1500 Frigate (?) Crossed bow headed E about 2 mi. ahead 03-40N 176-07 1700 1705 Br. Booby Immature, crossed bow headed SE 1725 Br. Booby Passed ship heading S at 140 mi. N. Howl. 03-35N 176-08 1730 1735 Br. Booby Passed ship heading south 03-22N 176-10 1845 Mask. Booby Came from W, circled behind ship, head.S

3/19/63 Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 00-51N 176-41W 0630 0631 Mask. Booby Circled 0640 Fairy Tern Way off bow, N to S 0646 Mask. Booby 4 off port side 0649 Frigate 4 high off starboard bow 0656 Sooty Tern 3 passed 00-47N 176-42W 0700 0701 Frigate Off starboard bow 0704 Mask. Booby 5 passed headed S 0708 " " Port side headed S 0712 Sooty Tern Passed close astern 0713 Mask. Booby 2 300 yds. off port side 0715 Frigate 2 high off port bow 0748 Mask. Booby 2 adult, 1 imm. 0749 Sooty Tern 4 passed ship 0752 Br. Booby 2 off port side ARRIVED How.

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

3/27/63 cont. Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 2°12.5'N 168°47.5'W 1640 Shearwater 33 mixed flock of Christmas and W-t. crossed bow, headed E 1647 W-t. Shearwtr. Off port bow 1650 W-t. Shearwtr. 3 off port bow 1655 W-t. Shearwtr. 1 on port side 1700 " " 2 off port bow with Christmas' below 1700 Christmas Is. Shearwater 3 off port bow with Wedge-tails above 1702 " " 3 sitting on water off starboard 1702 " " 2 flying off bow together 1702 W-t. Shearwtr. 3 flying off bow 1705 Christmas Is. Shearwater 2 off port bow headed NE 1710 W-t. Shearwtr. 4 sitting in water off bow 1710 " " 1 flying to starboard 1710 Christmas Is. Shearwater 1 flying to starboard 1715 " " 2 off starboard bow together 1715 W-t. Shearwtr. 2 off starboard bow 1750 Shearwaters Flock of 75-100 mixed Christmas and W-t. mostly former, feeding and sitting on wat. 2°23'N 168°41'W 1800 Ch. Is. Shrwtr.(?) 4 1845 W-t. Shearwtr. Headed NE on starboard

3/28/63 Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 4-45'N 167°22.5'W 0600 0645 Br. Booby 2; Boson spotted circling ship Shearwaters also as above 5°09'N 167°09'W 0800 0810 Christmas Is. Shearwaters 2 off bow down starboard side, headed S 0821 Frigate Bird Immature 0830 Ch. Is. Shrwtr. 2 off starboard bow skimming over water 0844 " " " 200 yds starboard headed NE 0850 Fairy Tern 3 appeared off port bow headed S feeding 5°22'N 166°58'W 0900 0902 Ch. Is. Shrwtr. Port bow headed SW 0908 W-t. Shearwtr. 2 crossed bow port to starboard- 0928 Ch.Is. Shearwtr. 2 crossed bow port to starboard-lappeared light 5°34'N 166°52'W 1000 1002 Bulwers(?) crossed bow to west 1006 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Crossed bow to port 5°45'N 166°45'W 1115 " " " Off starboard headed NE 1125 " " " Off Starboard - 5 1125 Fairy Tern 2 off starboard 1131 " " 2 crossed bow headed NE 1131 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. 1 off starboard bow

3/28/63 cont. Locality L Locality Time Species Remarks 5°57'N 166°38'W 1200 1215 W-t. Shearwtr. 2 off starboard 1215 Petrel with white rump patch -1 1215 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. 2 off starboard 1245 " " " Off starboard headed to stern 06°07'N 166°32'W 1300 Shearwater Approx. 15 in flock off port bow, not clo se 1305 " 10, probably Ch. Is., with below 1305 Fairy Tern 1 with above, off starboard 300 yds, feeding in school of fish 1308 Ch.Is. Shearwtr. Crossed bow headed E 1316 Fairy Tern Off Starboard 300 yds headed SE 1327 Ch.Is. Shearwtr. Off port headed NE 1345 Booby imm., circled ship, lit on water 1350 6°18'N 166°25'W 1400 1403 Ch.Is. Shearwtr. Crossed bow headed starboard 1422 W-t. Shearwtr. Off bow 1450 Ch.Is. Shearwtr. Crossed bow, starboard to port 6°31'N 166°17.5'W 1500 W-t. Shearwater 2, feeding?, in rain squall 1520 Tropic Bird Circled ship, headed NW 1530 Ch.Is. Shearwtf. Headed NE off starboard

2/28/63 cont. Locality L Locality \ Time Species Remarks 6°42'N 166°11.2'N 1600 1615 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Off port in squall 1640 Shearwater(?) Off starboard headed NE 1643 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Off port 1648 W-t.Shearwater 3 off port 6°54'N 166°04'N 1700 1745 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. 4 off port headed NE 7°04'N 165°58'N 1800 1820 Bulwers(?) Off starboard bow 7°09'N 165°55'N 1830 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Off starboard bow

3/29/63 Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks 9°56'N 164°36.5'W 0830 Tropic Bird Off port headed W 0953 Bonin Is. Pet. Passed port headed SW 0958 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Passed starboard headed NE 10°18'N 164°23.5'W 1100 1141 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Off port 10°34'N 164°17.5'W 1200 1250 Petrel or Shrwtr.(?) Off port bow 11°26'N 163°53.0'W 1600 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. 2 off starboard bow headed NE 1608 R-t. Tropic Bird Passed ship headed E

3/30/63 Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks 14° 20'N 162° 02'W 0750 R-t. Tropic Bird Off bow headed NE, low on water 14° 21'N 162° 01'W 0815 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. 2 off starboard bow headed NE 14° 44'N 161° 50'W 0950 Small black birds - 3 unidentified, off starboard, smaller than Ch.Is.Shearwtr., 1 lit 15° 29'N 161° 30'W 1540 White-t.Tropic Circled ship Bird

3/31/63 Localit L Localit Time Species Remarks 18° 18'N 159° 51.5'W 0530 Petrels or shearwaters Mr. Epoch spotted these off starboard-3 18° 39'N 159° 35.5'W 0730 Sooty Tern 2 off starboard headed NE 0754 Petrels(?) 2 off starboard 18° 43'N 159° 32.5'W 0800 Sooty Tern Fairy Tern W-t.Shearwtr. Approx. 50 off starboard, feeding in flock about 100 yds, terns came in close to ship 0832 Petrel(?) Off port, black, not large enough to be Ch.Is.Shearwater 0857 Sooty Tern Wedgetail Sh. 25+ - both sides of ship, headed NE 2 with above 18° 51.5'N 159° 25.5'W 0900 0932 Petrels or Shearwater 3, black, off starboard 200 yds. 0935 White-t. Tropic Bird Passed bow headed SE 19° 00.0'N 159° 19'W 1000 1005 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Headed NE, starboard, 2 1015 " " " Headed N, starboard to bow to port 1030 White-rump. Pet. (sm) crossed bow headed W 1035 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Off starboard 1037 " " " Starboard headed port (across bow) 1039 Wh.Rump. Petrel (small) off port 1045 Shearwtr.or Pet. Large - black on top (wings and body) Starboard to port, underwings white underbody black

3/31/63 cont. Locality L Locality λ Time Species Remarks 1052 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Starboard 19° 08.5'N 159° 13.5'W 1100 Petrel(?) Starboard 1102 Wh.Rump. Petrel Crossed bow headed W 1115 Petrel or Shrwtr. Black wings and body, white only under wings, off starboard 1117 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Crossed bow 1134 Petrel or Shrwtr. Lighter color wing bars-black otherwise 1141 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Off starboard bow 19° 25.5'N 159° 00.5'W 1400 B-f.Albatross Following ship, 1st to appear 1430 Sooty Tern Off port headed S 1434 W-t. Shearwtr. Off port headed S 1450 " " App. 25 in flock off port headed S 1458 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. Port headed NE 19° 34.0'N 158° 54.0'W 1500 B-f.Albatross Some still follwing ship 1510 W-t.Shearwtr. 1 crossed bow, strbrd to port, 1 off port 1000 yards. 1556 Ch.Is.Shearwtr. 2 off port bow 19° 42.5'N 158° 47.5'W 1600 B-f.Albatross Same as above still following ship 1604 W-t. Shearwtr. Port bow 1615 Red-foot Immature, circled ship, brown wings, white body, dark head (top), salmon bill, tip black 1650 Sooty Tern 2 came from stern headed N.

3/31/63 cont. Locality L Locality \ Time Species Remarks 1655 Sooty Tern Off stern 19° 51.0'N 158° 41'W 1700 B-f.Albatross Still following ship 1700 Red-f. Booby Circled ship, ad. and 2 imm., 1 imm. collected 19° 59.5'N 158° 34.5'W 1815 Red-f. Booby Imm. or mask. ad. circling ship

Posite - midnights 3/14 Time Lat Long. 0700 22°34'N 174°38'W 0800 22°22'N 174°31.5' 0900 22°14' 174°32' 1000 22°03' 174°33.5' 1100 21°51' 174°35' 1200 21°41.5' 174°36.5' 1300 21°29.5' 174°38' 1400 21°17.5' 174°39.5' 1500 21°05.5' 174°41' 1600 20°52' 174°42' 1700 20°41' 174°43' 1800 20°28.5' 174°44.5' 1900 20°16.5' 174°46'

Position for 3/15 - Bird sightings Time Lat Long, 0700 19-08 174-58 0900 17-56 174-58 0900 17-48.5 174-58 1000 17-31.5 174-58 1100 17-19.2 174-58 1200 17-06.1 174-58 1300 16-56 175-00 1400 16-44 175-00 1500 16-32 175-00 1600 16-20 175-00 1700 16-07.9 175-00.1 1800 15-56.9 175-00 1900 15-54.8 175-01 1. 28" x 4 3/8."

Time 16 March 1963 Locality Latitude Longitude 0725 13° 32'N 175° 38'W 0835 13° 16'N 175° 39'W 0845 13° 14'N 175° 39'W 0956 12° 59'N 175° 39'W 1156 12° 28'N 175° 41'W 1800 11° 27'N 175° 39'W

3/17 TIME LOCALITY 0700 08-55N 175-40.3W 8 08-42N 175-40.5W 9 08-30N 175-40.7W 10 08-18N 175-40.8W 11 08-04N 175-40.9W 12 07-50N 175-41W 15 07-35N 175-42.5W 16 07-21N 175-43.5W 17 07-08N 175-45W 18 06-55 175-46.5

3/18 10°1mm TIME LOCALITY 0630 04-35N 175-40.8W 930 03-55N 175-52W 1330 03-15N 176-08W 1500 03-00N 176-03 1700 03-40N 176-07 1730 03-35N 176-08 1845 03-22N 176-10 3/19 0630 00-51N 176-41W 0700 00-47N 176-42W 0800 00-50N 176-40W

DATE TIME LOCALITY 3/26 1750 01° 30' S 178° 54' W 3/27 0900 0° 42' N 169° 42.5' W 1000 0° 53' N 169° 36' W 1100 01° 03.5' N 169° 28' W 1200 01° 14' N 169° 20.5' W 1400 01° 39' N 169° 09' W 1530 01° 55' N 168° 58.5' W 1600 02° 01' N 168° 54.5' W 1700 02° 12.5' N 168° 47.5' W 1800 02° 23' N 168° 41' W 1845 02° 30' N 168° 36' W 3/28 0600 04° 45' N 167° 22.5' W 0700 04° 57.5' N 167° 16' W 0800 05° 09' N 167° 09' W 0900 05° 22' N 166° 58' W 1000 05° 34' N 166° 52' W 1100 05° 45' N 166° 45' W 1200 05° 57' N 166° 38' W 1300 1400 1500 1600 Over

3|29 0830 09°56'N 164°-36.5W 1000 10°-06'N 164°-30.0W 1100 10°-19'N 164°-23.5W 1200 10°-34'N 164°-17.5'W 1300 10°-56'N 164°-11.0'W 1400 11°-26'N 163°-53.0'W

DATE TIME LOCANTY 3/28 1300 06°-07'N 166°-32'W 1400 06°-18'N 166°-25'N 1500 06°-31'N 166°-17.5'N 1600 06°-42'N 166°-11.2'N 1700 06°-54'N 166°-04'N 1800 07°-04'N 165°-59'N 1830 07°-09'N 165°-55'N 3/30 0750 14°-20'N -162°-02'W 0815 14°-21'N -162°-01'W 0950 14°-44'N -161°-50'W 1540 15°-29'N -161°-30'W 3/31 0530 18°-18'N -159°51.5'W 0730 18°-39'N -159°-35.5'W 0800 18°-43'N -159°-32.5'W 0900 18°-51.5'N -159°-25.5'W 1000 19°-00.0'N -159°-19.0'W 1100 19°-09.5'N -159°-13.5'W 1200 19°-17.0'N -159°-07.0'W 1400 19°-35.15'N -159°-00.15'W 1500 19°-34.0'N -158°54.0'W over

14 March 1963 0908 blackfoot approached from S, passed ship, hung in behind 0923 " disappeared to the E 0928 blackfoot far off stern 0933 hayman off starboard 0945 blackfoot off stern 1012 " disappeared 1018 blackfoot off stern 1020 " 2nd bird off stern 1022 " both blackfoots disappeared 1032 blackfoot 2 off stern 1040 " both disappeared to the west 1046 blackfoot 2 off stern 1052 " both disappeared to the east 1055 blackfoot 2 per astern 1105 " one disappeared to the east 1110 " 2 off stern 1115 " one of 2 lit astern 1120 " both flying astern 1121 " one disappeared to the east 1123 " remaining one lit astern 1130 " one still following 1134 " 2 now astern 1135 " 3 now astern

14 March 1963 2nd page 1136 blackfoot one shot, others left 1145 " one close, and on horizon 1150 " 2 following astern 1210 " only one astern 1220 " lit to eat garbage 1240 " one following astern 1245 sooty tern? crossed bow from west to east 1300 blackfoot still following 1305 laysan following astern " disappeared to the west 1305 blackfoot 2nd now astern 1316 no birds visible 1325 blackfoot one following astern 1330 " 2 now astern 1332 " 3 " " 1335 " 4 " " 1340 " 3 " " 1415 no birds visible 1430 ? shearwater crossed bow to east 1440 blackfoot one astern 1505 laysan one astern 1515 blackfoot 2 now following 1530 " 3 " " 1530 laysan following astern

14 March 1963 3rd page 1530 petrels ? 2 passed on port side 1535 blackfoot following ship " haysan " " 1540 blackfoot one astern 1548 no birds visible 1600 sooty tern 2-headed north 1610 blackfoot following ship 1618 " 2nd astern 1624 " 3rd " 1626 " 4th " 1628 " one shot 1640 " only one astern around ship for @ 5 min. 1703 booby red-footed ? Imm., passed headed north, then hung 1712 booby red-footed adult passed astern 1712 blackfoot one following astern 1715 " 2 " " " haysan one astern 1725 blackfoot one astern now 1726 ? shearwater passed astern, grayish back, whitish below, no wing bars 1730 blackfoot 2 astern " haysan one " 1735 blackfoot only one astern now 1745 ? shot, was headed south on starboard

15 March 1963 0745 blackfoot 2 following astern 0753 petrol ? crossed bow from east to west 0810 blackfoot 2 following ship, bosin shot at one, but didn't hit it; both scared away 0830 booby? flying high from NW to SE 0845 shearwater headed north on starboard; light below 0910 blackfoot following astern 0915 no birds visible 0942 blackfoot one following astern 0950 no birds visible 1035 blackfoot one astern; shot at it, but missed 1055 no birds visible 1430 booby? reported by bosin, crossed bow headed SW

16 March 1963 0725 booby ? Inm. reported by bosin; circling ship 0835 sooty tern 6 passed off bow headed south 0845 WT Tropicbird came from west, circled ship, headed WE 0956 WT Tropicbird } circled ship for several minutes, then Tropicbird } headed W, sp. of and uncertain 1156 sooty tern came from south, passed to starboard 1800 petrel ? cut across bow headed east

19 March 1963 07:40 no birds 08:56 3 S. S. turn white tripped - circled ship, light tripped wire bade blade, till blade 15 min. 09:27 - 10:15 saddled tripped S→N 11:22 patrol? off port S→N 11:44 ?patrol? off bow → S Sw. blade 11:50 red trilled tripped - flying very low on water in full trip S possibly some bird - off starboard S→NW 11:55 ' 12:05 patrol? igt blade, small →S off bow 12:35 WT tripped ? I was approached from W, turned W 6 Christine Dr. Blomstra 15:35 15:45 I.C.I. 50 minutes Patrol off starboard - in squall 16:45 Bulwark Patrol 17:00 2 terns Sitting 1 Bulwark Patrol 17:24 off starboard S→N - in squall 17:30 off port - squall in progress

MARCH. 18., 1963 0630 0925 @ 1322 1500 1705 1725 1735 1845 2 patrol or submarine - eastern - spotted by Frank. Booley and Booley Mr. Pulman spotted off starboard Port -> Starboard stepped on water flow S. Prisato ? crossed bow headed E @ 2 mi ahead Imm. Din. Boby crossed bow headed SE @ 140 mi. N Howland Is, Bim. Boby passed ship heading south Bay Code marked Ooby headed South- came from west, circled behind ship

19 March 1963 0631 0640 0646 0649 0656 0701 0704 0708 0712 0713 0715 0748 0749 0752 washed Cody. circled Pairy teen washed Cody way off bow, N to S Pour off port side Pirato 4 high off starboard bow sooty teen 3 passed Pirato off starboard bow washed Cody. 5 passed headed south port side headed south Cody. Passed close astern washed Cody. 2 300 yds. off port side Pirato 2 high off port bow washed Cody. 2 ad. I inn. sooty teen 4 passed slip Cody 2 off port arrived Howland

27 March 1963 1750 Prigado 26 March 0905 Paintern winkled Cooty 0926 inn Treebird 0930 Shearwater Xmas I & 3 0, cotic peted 1019 20 goats patul Bodies 1140 Sooty TEEN 1239 Teen Im. Booby WT Shearwater Xmas I & Xmas I& Shearwater 1415 Boson spotted 13 brown boobies (?) off port 1524 off STARBOARD → SE 1552 3 off port - probably Sotier Brownish - off stern 1600 2 headed NE on Starboard side 1610 ? headed NE on starboard 1612 Following 200 yds of starboard headed NE Bow headed east 1625 33 nipped Peale of Xmas & WT crossed off patrol 1640 WT Shearwater 1647 3 off port Bow 1650 WT Shearwater one on port side 1655 2 off port Bow } together 3 " " " 1700 Xmas I& Shearwater " 3 " " " 1702 3 "thing or water off star board 1702 2 " flying off Bow } together " " " 1702 WT Shearwater 3 " "

27 March pg. 2 1705 Xmas I's sheerwater WT sheerwater " 1710 " 1710 Xmas I's sheerwater " 1715 " WT sheerwater 2 1750 Peeling 75-100 mixed Xmas + WT sheerwaters, mostly Farmer, Peeding and sitting on water 1800 Xmas I (?) 4 1845 WT sheerwater Beached NE or starboard

28 March 0645 2 Group Booby 2 Xmas Is. Diversion 0810 Boson spotted circling ship - Also shearwaters -off bow down starboard side -> S 0821 Frigate Sail 2 Xmas Is. S.W. 0830 Xmas Is Sail 3 Fairy Terns Xmas Is. Shorebird 0844 260 yds starboard -> NE appeared off port bow -> S bearing 0850 0902 port bow -> S.W. 0908 Wadged Shearwaters crossed bow port -> Starboard Xmas Is 2 crossed bow (at) Starboard - one appeared left 0928 1002 Bulwens ? crossed bow to west 1006 Xmas Is. S.W. Xmas Is S.W. 1115 off Starboard -> N.E 1125 5 Xmas Is S.W. 2 Fairy Terns 2 Fairy Terns 1131 1 Xmas 2 Wadged S.W. 1 Xmas Is 1 spotted white rump petrel 1215 off Starboard 1245 2 Xmas Is off Starboard -> Stern. 1300 Shearwater aggry 15 in flock off port bow - not close 1305 1 Fairy Tern 10 Shearwaters (ard. Xmas) off Starboard (300 yds) feeding on fish. 1308 1 Xmas Is crossed Bow -> E. 1316 Fairy Tern off Starboard (300 yds) -> S.E 1327 1 Xmas Is off port -> N.E 1345 Bally waded ship - lit on water. 1350 1403 Xmas Is crossed Bow -> Starboard 1422 Wadged Shearwaters off Bow

28 March- 1450 Xmas Is. Crossed Bow Starboard > Port 1500 2 Wedgetail Shermans - Feading (?) in rain squall 1520 Tegirland circled ship - headed NW 1530 Xmas Is. Headed NE off starboard 1615 Xmas Is. Off port in Squall 1640 Shermans (2) Xmas Is. off starboard > NE 1643 Wedgetail 3 off port 1648 Shermans Xmas Is. 4 off port headed NE 1745 Bulwarks 3 off Starboard Bow 1820 Xmas Is. 11 " " 1830

29 March 0830 Tropicbird Bolin I5 Petrbl 0953 Xman I5. Silverwater 0958 Xman I2 1141 pelal or Disconte? 1250 Vwao I5 1600 RT nooikird 1608 SAT. MARD 30 0752 RT Tropicbird Xman I2 S.w 0815 3 sm.blak unided & 0950 Elato T Tropicbird 1540 off port → W passed port → SW passed starboard → NE off port off port bow 2 off starboard bow headed WE passed ship headed east off bow → NE bow on water 2 off starboard bow → NE - off starboard. smaller than Xman I2, - 1 lit circled ship

31 March 1963 0530 3 petrel or Screamer 0730 2 Solytens 0754 2 petrels (?) 0800 approx. 50 Solytens one Fantail several W/ tail Sleekers - off Starboard 0832 1 petrel (?) 0857 2.5 ± Solytens 2 weighted Sleekers - both sides of ship → NE 0932 3 petrels or Sleekers 0936 white-tailed Tropicbird 1005 2 Xuna I's Sleekers 1015 Xuna I 2 SW White ringed petrel (Sul) 1030 Xuna I 2 SW 1035 Xuna I 2 SW 1037 white Ringed petrel (Small) 1039 kg Sleekers or Petrel 1045 Xuna I 2 SW 1052 petrel (?) 1100 White Ringed Petrel 1102 petrel or Sleekers 1115 Xuna I 2 1117 petrel or Sleekers 1134 Xuna I 2 1141 B P. Alb (i) 1400 Mr Engel spotted these off Starboard off Starboard → NE. off Starboard passing & flicked tail 100 yds off port - not large enough to be Xuna I Blade - off Starboard roughly pond [illegible] low → SE → NE Starboard → N Starboard → Bow → Port crowded Bow → W off Starboard Starboard → Port (cross bow) off port blade cut tail winged body Starboard to Port underwings white under body blade Starboard Starboard crowded Bow → W Black wings + body. white only underwings - off Starboard crowded bow- lighter color wing tips - blade thinner off Starboard bow Following ship - 1st to appear

March 31, 1963 (cont.) 1430 1434 1450 1458 1500 1510 1556 1600 1604 1615 1650 1655 1700 1700 1815 1 Salyten wedge tail S. W. off Pat → S off Pat → S app. 2.5 in block off port → S Pat → NE Same B.F. Alb. still following ship wedge tail S. W. one crowned bow Starboard to Port one off port 100 yds. off Pat bow Same B.F. Alb. still following ship wedge tail S. W. Rob bow Red Post 2 Salyten came from stern → N off stern B.F. Alb. still following ship red posted body red posted body cirled ship ad + 2 Inns, one Inn. collected Inn. on west ad. circling ship