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1911--Wedge -tailed Shearwater off starboard, between us and island.
1912--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater extremely close to ship on starboard side.
1915--Three Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off bow.
1920--ThreeWedge-tailed Shearwaters off bow, going toward island.
1921--The sun has now set below the horizon.
1923--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off starboard side, very close.
1926--Two Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off starboard bow, headed toward Kauai.
Another Wedge-tailed Shearwater crossing bow.
1928--Flock of approximately 25 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters crossed directly in
front of ship, headed toward the island of Kauai.
1932-- Wedge-tailed Shearwater headed east, off port.
1933--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off starboard side, headed toward the island
of Kauai.
1934--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater crossed bow, port to starboard.
1935--Since the ship has been passing Kauai, and it still has not passed it
completely, we have been approximately four or five miles south of the island
1939--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater off Starboard side.
1940--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater crossed bow.
1941--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater crossed bow from port to starboard.
1942--Two Wedge-tailed Shearwaters crossed the bow.
1943--Wedge-tailed Shearwater off starboardHeaded toward Kauai.
1944--Two Wedge-tailed Shearwaters crossed bow, headed for Kauai. One Wedge-
tailed Shearwater, additional.
1945--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater crossed bow, headed toward Kauai. Another
Wedge-tailed Shearwater crossed the bow shortly after it.
1946--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater crossed bow, headed toward land.
1947--One Wedge-tailed Shearwater crossed bow.