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DATE ) 2 Apr 64
Pg.# 2
NE SE
NW
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
1536 Sooty Tern 3 NE
1606 Red-footed Booby 1 NE
1608 Wedgetail 1 NE
1609 B-Fallalbom 1 SE
1610 Sooty Tern 2 SE
1611 B-Fallalbom 3
1625 Wedgetail 2 NE
1629 Shov/ptrel 1 NE
adult
light phase
no more joined ship (row 5)
sitting off starboard (followed ship) row 8
light phase
all subtle undrawing linings, gray above, light
below, white on either upper tail, rump, or
lower back; flew very rapidly by.
1633 Sooty Tern 1 NE
1640 Sooty Tern 200
R.F. Booby 90
feeding flock NE of ship
These are estimated numbers adults
1645 Wedgetail 1 NE
1649 B-Fallalbom 1 SE
1658 Petrel 1 N
1700 Bird ? 1 N
1703 Wedgetail 1 SE
1705 " 6 NE
1705 Sooty Tern 1 NE
1711 " 1 NW
1716 Wedgetail 1 NE
1718 " 1 N
1728 Bihbas Petrel 1 E
1730 Black-footed
Allatrices 7
1739 Sooty Tern 3 NE
1751 Black-footed
Allatrices 9
1825 Sooty Tern 2
1830 banded 2 Black-footed Allatrices 757-60901,02
1845 Wedgetails 1
end observations
light phase
1900 Ref-footed B. 1
perched on wire at top of mast - immature