1850--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off port bow, very close. 1854--Two Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off bow. 1955--One questionable Shearwater off bow. 1857-- Three Shearwaters off bow, two of which were Wedge-tailed and one of which was questionable. Also seven Sooty Terns, flying high, crossing bow of ship, headed northwest. 1858-- One Sooty Tern high overhead. 1959--Two Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off starboard side. 1900--Getting quite dark toward the stern of the ship, and no Albatross can be seen at this time. 1901--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater on starboard side. It is getting too dark to successfully make identification. June 17, 1963--0730--Albatross count: seven Black-footed, one Laysan; Sooty Terns, three; Red-tailed Tropicbirds, two. 0845--Albatross count, 8 Black-feet. Flock of 8 Sooty Terns. 0852--One Laysan Albatross off bow. Three Red-tailed Tropicbirds flying northwest. Two 0854--One Wedge-tailed off starboard, flying northeast. 0800 Albatross Count--11 Black-feet. Seven Red-tailed Tropicbirds high over ship flying north. Approximately seven or eight Sooty Terns flying around the ship. Our position now is north of Laysan Island approximately 47 miles. We will be abeam of Laysan at approximately 9 a.m. 0805--Two Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off port bow, headed south. 0810--One Wege-tailed Shearwater off bow. 0812--Flock of 20 Sooty Terns. 0825--Approximately 30 Sooty Terns off starboard bow, in large flock circling overhead. Seven Black-footed Albatrosses around ship. One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off stern.