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At Sea Observations - U.S.S. Tawakoni * Raw Data Oct. 4, 1963
Pacific Ocean, 2 days out of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.
Observers : Clapp, Brattley, Huber.
0725 *WT Tropic Bird*******
Observations begun
0832 WT Tropic Bird 1
0855 Wedgetail 1
0856 Bonin Petrel 3
Shearwater sp? 1 Large, heavy bodied, dark above and below
Took off from water, 3 Bonins a compact
group.
0915 Bonin Petrel 1 At edge of rain squall.
0920 Bird sp.? 1 Not seen well. D.A.B.
1022 Storm petrel sp? 1 Very small, very rapid wing beat. Possibly
Sooty Storm Petrel.
1057 Flock
Sooty Tern 1 One Pt. type seen well had typical gray
Anous stolidus 1 back pattern- Pure white wing linings.
Pterodroma sp? 8 * Larger than Bonin, lighter rump. Most
probably Pt. externa.
1211 Bonin Petrel 1
1248 W.T. Tropic Bird 1
1252 Flock
Sooty Tern 20 *
Shearwaters and
Petrels 15 * DAB.
1255 Wedgetail 1
1305 Pterodroma sp. 2
1318 W.T. Tropic Bird 1
Frigate bird 1
Sooty Tern 5
1405 Wedgetail ? 1
1416 W.T. Tropic Bird 1
1420 Bonin Petrel ? 1
1433 Wedgetail ? 2
1438 Bonin Petrel ? 2
1444 Bonin Petrel ? 1 Shoat at on water.
1618 Pterodroma sp.? 1
1630 Observations concluded.
Totals 75 birds
2 mixed flocks.
545 minutes observation time.