ATF/SIC 4, Lipan, February-April 1964
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At sea observations Mar H 1964 7:30 Obsevalus begun 08H2 2 →N Bird sp. At long range. Seen only by member of crew - Sooty Tern 0915 2 →W 1001 2 →N " " 1015 1 →E " " 1113 1 →N Storm petrel? sp? Very small, dark, rapid erratic flight low over surface of water - 12.26 1 →E Puffinus sp. Prob Wedge-tail perhaps C.I. - Flapped occasionally - Dalt above & below - No obvious wing pattern like wedge-tail - Can Sooty & Noddie - At least 5 Sooty Puffinus sp? Wedge-tail? 12:35 10 -SW Sooty & Noddie - At least 5 Sooty 2 -N Puffinus sp? Wedge-tail? 1236 1 -S Common Tern 1240 1 -SE Geregate sp. - Very high - 1800 ft plus 1303 1 -E 1 Pintail, Linn Petrel - Run, white wing, white down side on any - Puffinus sp. Wedge-tail ? (all puffins low low dark above & below) 1310 1 -S 1345 (Flock) apparently not Pintail 1 Fairy Tern 8 Puffinus sp? Wedge-tail ? 70 Terns Sooty & Noddie 6 Geregate sp.