BCF, Cromwell, December 1964
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N E S W DATE 5 Dec 64 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0610 begin diserrations 0710 Jaeger sp 1 SE 0720 Red-footed Booby 1 @ 0740 Cobb's Petrel 1 NW 0748 Slender-billed S 1 S 0900 J.F. Petrel 1 S 1207 J.F. Petrel 1 S 208 J.F. Petrel 1 strong mottling covering entire body - wing flash evident - no projecting tail feathers, smaller than Pomarine T. - Seen by Termite Flight times - 17-20 knot wind MCC - 6.0, 7.0, 1.8 - nb. 11:47 - Got another good look at medium red-wind @ Wings relatively short + rounded 12:00 Got a fair look at a MBC - very black with light like along trailing edge. flight times 20kt winds MCC 3.0, 1.0, 2.2 on lee 9.0, 11.2, 8.7 on windward 3.2, 1.7 on lee 1233 WT 1 E 1245 Sooty/SB Sloop 1 S 1255 Frigate 2 @ 75ft adult @ but didn't come quite close enough to tell if F. minor or F. ariel 1320 Fairy Term 1 NE 1425 J.F. Petrel 1 SE 1437 WT 1 N 1445 WT 1 SE - Penny 1505 Sh. Pet. 1 S 1531 Cook Pet 1 - Penny 1532 Sh. Pet (WT) 1 - 1556 J.F. Petrel 2 BR 1604 Cobb's Petrel 1 S 1630 Mottled Petrel? 1 S 1633 J.F. Petrel 1 S 1655 Sooty Term J.F. Petrel 2 5 Frigate 2 MCC side of chit ? Lee 5.6 MBC Lee 5 Wind 6.4 BRC (free) 14.5 sec. 1731 J.F. Petrel 2 1740 J.F. Petrel 3 1810 end observations, feeding with objects