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1527--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off port bow.
1530--No Albatross following ship.
1630--One Laysan Albatross following ship. Considerable distance behind.
1815-- Ten Sooty Terns, one Wedge-tailed Shearwater off starboard stern .
Two Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off starboard, approximately 100 yards. No
Albatross at this time.
1817--A Laysan Albatross is following the ship, way back.
1818--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off starboard.
1819--Three Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off starboard side, approximately 200 yards.
1820--One Red-tailed Tropicbird flying northeast and one Sooty Terns.
1821--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off starboard side. Also one Bulwer's Petrel.
1822--Two Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off stern.
1824--////,Seven Sooty Terns flying east off port side.
1826--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off starboard bow. Identification of this bird
is questionable due to the fact that this may be a Wedge-tailed Shearwater or
a Bonin Island Petrel.
1829--Three Sooty Terns off stern, crossing to starboard side. One Wedge-tailed
Shearwater off bow.
1836--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off port bow. One off starboard, also.
1842--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off starboard bow.
1845--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off bow. No Albatross. Haven't seen it for the
last 15 or 20 minutes. It is now getting quite dark--almost dark. The moon is
coming out and will be full tonight. The sun had set. There are a few clouds
in the sky. The sea is rather calm, and the wind is blowing slightly, it
appears to be coming out // of the north.
1848--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off port.
1849--Two Sooty Terns off port bow, flying east.