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SI-MNH-958e
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG — E
DATE 25 Apr 65
Pg.#
N
W E
S
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
0500 RFB? 1
0515 Leach's P 1
0528 begin observations
0545 Blue-faced Tropicbird 1
0655 Jaeger sp 1
WTTB 1
0710 Leach's P 3 NW
0756 Scoty Shear 1 NW
0845 Leach's St. Pet. 1
0949 Wedgetail 1
1000 Leach's St. Pet. 1
1055 Tern sp. 1 N
Shear/petel 1 N
1245 R.T. Tropicbird 1
1525 Leach's P 1
1538 Leach's P 1
1608 Shear/petel 1
1702 R.T. (?) Tropic 1 on water
1706 Phalarope 1 NE
1713 Pale-foot Shearwater 1 NW
1739 Leach's P 1
1752 Leach's P 1
1758 Leach's P 1
1802 Leach's P 1
1815 end observations
all brown - probably RFB imm. - seen by watch
seen by watch.
sub-adult - white head/neck - wings + back brown
with white flecks.
not sure of size.
Jaeger chased Tropicbird up/down for a
minute or so, then gave up.
light phase
may have been Arctic Tern - too far
may have been Scoty Shear.
saw pale bill. Wedgetail-sized