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At-Sea-Observations - Feb. 13, 1964
Time Direction Number Species and Remarks
0730 Watch begun.
0800 SW 5 Sooty Tern
0800 SW 2 Fregata sp.
0803 NE 1 intermediate phase Wedgetail
0935 NW 5 Sooty Tern
1003 2 Fairy Tern
1020 E 1 Harcourt's Storm Petrel
1030 NW 1 Bulwers Petrel
1150 1 Fairy Tern
1203 1 Hawaiian Noddy with patch of white feathers about 1 inch by 1 1/2 inches on the left wing, about in the middle.
1235 Sooty Tern
1305 Flock E 2 Over a large school (200 #) of porpoise. Wedgetail
15 No birds in flock observed feeding.
1 A small form of porpoise 305 feet long. Many were accompanied by young. One WTS kept getting up and sitting down on the water for periods of about two minutes apiece.
1340 1 R.T. Tropic Bird
1354 SW 2 Sooty Tern
1357 2 Sooty Tern
1407 S 16 Sooty Tern
1425 SSW 14 Sooty Tern not actively feeding
1435 SW 2 Sooty Tern
1445 NE 2 Sooty Tern
1455 W 1 Sooty Tern
1505 N 2 Sooty Tern
1515 NNE 1 Fregata sp.
1540 SW 4 Sooty Tern
1542 Sw Sooty Tern
1543 S 1 Blue faced Booby (on water.)
1544 1 imm. Red-footed Booby (circled ship)
1545 E 4 Sooty Tern
1605 SW 1 Sooty Tern
1620 SE 1 Sooty Tern
1625 SW 1 Fregata sp. distant.
1630 SW 6 Sooty Tern
1632 SW 1 Sooty Tern
1630 NE Porpoise about 200 in 2 groups, some small ones observed. Appeared light on underside, brownish on top. When ship approached both groups headed SE
1650 F NE 5 Fregata sp (not actively feeding)
35 Sooty Tern "
1653 NE 2 Great Frigate chasing Wedgetail
1705 SW 1 Sooty Tern
1707 NE 6 Sooty Tern
1735 NE 1 Sooty Tern
1738 E 1 Harcourt's Storm Petrel.
1800 Watch secured.
1810 The Blue faced Booby seen.