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DATE 23 Apr 64
Pg.#
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
0610 begin observations
0616 Black-corto A. 1
0703 Bird-footed
Shawater? / NW
150 yds to port - dark upperparts - dark underwing
lighter breast with dark band almost circling
lower neck. Larger than other shawaters,
slow wingbeats
0721 [illegible] S.P. 1
0755 R.T. Trupicle 1
0839 Shaw/Petel 1
0925 [illegible] S.P. 1 N
0937 Wedgetail
[illegible] 1 W
Type B
Dark phase
1056 [illegible] S.P. 1 NW
1129 Pomarine Jaeger 1 NW
all dark - fairly long tail - soaring wingbeats
+ short glide.
1200 Black footed? 1
1230 Arctic Tern? 1 N
Seen from the rear mainly - all
white deeply forked tail, gray back +
rings, underparts white; - could not
see top of head area or bill.
1345 Booty Shaw 1 W
1454 [illegible] S.P. 1 N
Type B
1530 Storm petrel S.P. 1
1532 Rock-tailed Trupicle 1
1718 Pomarine Jaeger 1 NW 20ft all dark same as 1129
1729 Pomarine Jaeger 2 N
light below - both - adults
1742 Booty Shaw 2 W
1802 [illegible] 2 NW
Dark above, dark breast sharply
contrasting with white abdomen; line
separating breast & belly very sharp. Tail
long. Like Phoenix Island Petrel but
with longer tail. Longer than Wedgetail flies like a shawater.