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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
At. Sea Observation
Feb. 8, 1964
Time Number Direction Species and Remarks
0710 Obser vations begun.
0729 1 NW Pterodroma sp.
0739 1 N Fairy Tern
0808 2 NW Maksed Booby Adult
No observations 1130-1155 - Lunch
1225 1 NE Fairy Tern
1230 1 SE Harcourt's Storm Petrel
1315 1 NE Masked Booby
Bulwer's Petrel
1342 1 SE Howland Island seen
3 miles off. Booby 2 - 1-1-2 mile seen
with glasses but not aked eye. Boobies
visible (Probably maximum range) at about
1 mile.