ATF/SIC 2, Tawakoni, June-July 1963
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1330-- One Black footed Albatross 1345-- Four Black footed Albatross 1415-- Three Black footed Albatross, one Laysan Albatross, 1430-- Three Black footed Albatross following ship 1444-- Flock of ten Sooty terns off starboard 1445-- Two Black foot Albatross and one Laysan 1500-- Two Black foot Albatross following ship 1515-- Five Black footed Albatross following ship, also two Sooty terns 1530-- Four Black foot Albatross following ship, one Laysan Albatross 1533-- Four Sooty terns off port 1540-- One Sooty tern off port 1545-- Five Black footed Albatross, two Laysan following ship 1600-- Four Black-foot Albatross, and one Laysan also two Red-tailed Tropicbirds 1604-- One Sooty Tern off port side, Red-tailed Tropicbird still with us 1615-- Four Black-foot Albatross, correction Five Black-foot Albatrosses behind ship and one Laysan Albatross 1621-- Bonin Island Petrel off port bow, possibly very very small, appears to be smaller than the Wedge-tailed Shearwater, positive identification was not made 1624-- Sooty terns following ship 1628-- Three Sooty terns past over ship headed northwest 1630-- Three Black foot Albatross following ship, one Wedge-tailed Shearwater off stern 1635-- Laysan Albatross back with us 1640-- Four Sooty Terns off rear of ship head north