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At-Sea Observations
3-February, 1964
1 day out of Oahu, Hawaiian Is.
Weather: Sunny, warm, little wind, sea calm, small cumulus formations around horizon.
Time No. Birds Direction Species and Remarks
930 1 Brown Booby - on bouy at harbour entrance.
940 2 n Jaeger sp.
0944 1 N Poma rine Jaeger
0948 1 SW Jaeger sp.
0950 3 SW Jaeger sp. (Group of 2 and of 1)
0953 2 Jaeger sp. Sitting in water.
1000 1 S Jaeger sp.
1001 1 S Jaeger sp.
1002 2 S Jaeger sp.
1010 1 Blackfoot - following ship.
1017 1 S Jaeger sp.
1021 1 SE Pomarine Jaeger
1029 2 SE Jaeger sp. follow ing shipp.
1032 1 SE Pomarine Jaeger - landing on water.
1040 1 SE Jaeger sp.
1041 1 E Pomarine Jaeger - crossing bow.
1045 1 S Jaeger sp.
1051 1 SE Jaeger sp.
1103 1 SW Jaeger sp. dark phase
1103 1 SW Jaeger sp. light phase
1103 1 SW Jaeger sp. dark phase
1104 4 Jaeger sp. flying and in water 3 light phase
1 dark phase.
1112 1 S Jaeger sp.
1125 1 SW Jaeger sp. Light phase
1129 1 SW Jaeger sp.
1138 8 N Jaeger sp. following destroyer
1140 2 N Blackfoot - following destroyer.
1145 2 NE Jaeger sp.
1145 E Bird sp.
1155 Lunch Break
1215 Observations Begun
1348 1 N Red-footed Booby (southern type)
1415 1 Blackfoot
1440 5 N Jaeger sp. (light phase)
1618 2 W Bird sp.
1630 Flock NE Sooty Tern - several young birds, some actively feeding.
Wedgetail
Bird sp.
Bird sp.
1638 1 NE Fairy Tern
1639 1 NE Shearwater sp.?
1650 Flock 2-3 Tropicbird sp.?
1 Tern sp.? Probably sooty.
20*