SI-MWH-958e 7-28-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E ATF DATE Oct 8, 1964 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0735 Wedgetail 2 N Low started watch 0741 W-n Petrel 1 NW Low dark phase 0755 Sooty Shear 1 SE " 0806 White Neck 1 S " 0812 " 1 SSW " 0812 " 1 NE " 0820 Bulwer's 1 " " 0823 Wedgetail 1 SE " dark phase 0833 Sooty shear 2 SSW " 0836 Shearwater 2 SSE " Typical shearwater flight. All dark including bill. Pale-footed? Wedgetail size. 0843 Shear-Pet 1 S Low 0844 Golden Plover 1 W 80' calling. 0847 Bulwer's 1 NE 80' FF 0903 Sooty Tern 2555 1000' Feeding. Too far to see any fish, F Wedgetail 1525 S Low and appeared to be dark phase distant 0915 Wedgetail 10 Low Not feeding; most appeared to be dark phase; distant 0919 Wedgetail 1 SE Low dark phase 0924 Sooty tern 2 SW 15' Both molting heavily; one advanced immature 1015 Pterodroma 1 N Low 1632 Hammonds 2 NE Low 1034 Bulwer's 1 NE Low 1050 " 1 SW 1 1163 Wedgetail 1 S Low dark phase 1108 Bulwer's 1 SSW Low 1110 Wedgetail 1 NE Low dark phase 1115 Wedgetail 1 NE Low 1115 Pterodroma 1 E Low Large W-n. Dir 1128 Cook's 1 SE Low watch secured (tied down n tied up. I don't know) 1130 1200 start again 1206 Cook's 3 ESE Low 1207 Fairy Tern 1 SE 20' T.S. T-B 30 84 Shear-Pet T W P B T W P B 36-8-7.5 32-9.5 others Terns 3/25 Golden Plover 1/ flocks birds & 50