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DATE 1 Dec 64
Pg.#
SE
E S
N W
NW
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
1320 begin observations
1325 gull sp. 3
sitting on right hand edge of Pearl Harbor channel
large, all light grey-brown - standing on beach
Possibly all immature Heron Gulls.
1350 Black-foot A 1
1422 Pom Jaeger 3 S
1445 Frigate 1 SE
1450 Pom Jaeger 1 SE
1508 Br. Booby 1 NNE
1510 WTTB 1 NNE
Possibly up off of water
1515 Jaeger sp 1
Probably 1450 bird)
1524 Pet. Sh sp 1 NW
Seen very inadequately by me, Perry says
Cook's 1 - thought it too large; too brown myself!
Initial glimpse and I thought WT but do not
trust "instinct" judgement for self.
1526 RTTB 1 S
1531 BFA 1
Following ship. Possessed definitely lighter
upper tail coverts but color brown (possibly
due to morning). Not an evident white patch.
1545 Sooty Tern
RFB
Wedgetail J.S.
Cook's Retirel
TB sp.
20 ± E
15 ±
ultimately
a Section
T.B.
red feet,
3 ±
1
1
Feeding Flock. By the time we approached Hiel
midst Sooty Terns were very high in the air
as was the Tropicbird. Wedgetails were all light phase
Boobies appeared to be white-phase anadult
but one seen closer to the ship was a mottled
SA red foot. The mottling was sparser than is
often the case in this age-group (or intermediate
phase?)
1624 RFB 1 N
1633 Tropicbird sp 5 NE
1635 Noddy Tern 1 NE
1641 Noddy Tern 2 NE
1648 Noddy Tern
Wedgetail
light
1715 BFA 1
Very prominent white rump patch - under tail coverts
white as well. 1726 - still present.
1726 BFA 2
Circling around behind ship to W - 2nd at one turn.
This bird essentially dark-rumped - Could be 1531 b.d.
actively feeding with medium Slayjack
1735 Pom Jaeger 1
1740 Noddy Tern 100 ±25
Wedgetail 10 ±2
Sooty Tern 2
1755 end observations
1810 Immature Red Foot Booby circled ship several times