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At-Sea Observations - March 12, 1964
Wind E - 15-20 mph. Ship course NNE Clouds cumulus 2/10
Sea-Moderate, small white caps.
Bird
Time Birds Direction Species and Remarks
0730 Observations begun
0810 2 Sooty Terns (very far out)
0812 14 N Sooty Terns
0812 1 N Wedgetail
0830 1 N Bulwer's Petrel
1210 10 W Flock Shearwater sp. probably WT. feeding
1210 20 W Sooty Tern feeding
1250 2 SW Fairy Tern
1250 2 NE Noddy (porb. Hawaiian)
1310 1 NW Storm Petrel sp. (had white patch at base of tail on upper side of bird but couldn't see if it continued around. Prob. Harcourt's)
1315 3 NE Sooty Tern
1330 2 Flock Fairy Tern feeding
1330 3 Sooty Tern feeding
1810 Watch secured.