BCF, Cromwell, April-May 1964
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SE 5 E N E N W SW NW 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.