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DATE 1 May 64
Pg.# 7
SE SW
E N
NE NW
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
0520 begin observations
0520 B-F.ollata
0600 [illegible]
0655 [illegible] S.P.
0657 B-F. Albatross
0735 Storm Petrel
0810 Storm Petrel
0850 Shearbird
0854 Laysan Alba.
0903 Black-footed A.
0915 Black-footed A.
0920 Storm Petrel sp
0925 [illegible] SP
0927 Shearwater petal
0944 Phalacrocorax sp
0950 Pied-footed Shearwater?
1001 [illegible] S.P.
1018 Shearwater sp
1037 [illegible] S.P.
1046 [illegible] SP
1049 [illegible] SP
1052 Black-footed A.
1057 Sooty Shear
1058 Wedgetail S
1102 Shearwater/petal
1106 Wedgetail S
light phase
following ship - also seen before sub-light
B
following ship - now 2 - [illegible]
B
light phase
B
duguted
by watch
""
circling ship.
seen by watch
all white underparts
all dark - smaller than Sooty Shear - Newell's size
plus like combo between Sooty + Newells.
100 yds off stern - good view
Dark phase
last phase