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BCF
DATE Feb, 8, 1965
Pg.# pg. 1
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
Passing Buoy 5 - Observations begun 12:55
12:55 Brown Booby 1
1257 BB 3
BB 1
flying about buoys-adult.
sitting on buoy 3-adult
" " " 4 -adult.
Single brown booby made several shallow fishing dives
Rapid flapping would be followed by a short
glide to the water, the bird would hit the surface
of the water (simultaneously stabbing with back)
and then take off immediately. In these passes the
wings did not appeared to be fully closed but were
only partially lowered.
1333 Brnby sp 1 SE
1337 RFB 2 W
1343 RFB 3 W
1344 RFB 1 W
1345 RFB 1 W
1346 RFB 1 NW
1352 RFB 2
1422 RFB 1
1435 RFB 7
1436 RFB 1
1440 RFB 2
1445 Pom Tanger 1
1450 Brown Booby 1
1459 Red-foot B 1
1515 RFB 1
1519 RFB 3
" 1515 4 Humpbacks whales counting
" 1517 1 " " "
1530 BFA 2 seen at range of 3 mi. following large Navy ship
1533 RFB 1
1534 tropicbird sp 1
1542 RFB 13
Term sp 3
1547 Sooty Tern 4
1348 Sooty Tern 2
1549 RFB 15+
1551 RFB 15
1554 Sooty Tern 20
RFB 2
flying high WP (A2?)
low over water WP (A2?)
" " WP(A?)
WPA "
one WPA - adult ?
adult feeding
"
"
adult
"
"
feeding
adults 1525 1 more Humpback
1540 2 more whales
sitting in group on water 2 min. or so -adult
sitting on water in group
feeding
adult