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DATE 10 Feb 65
Pg.#
E N W
S
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
0645 begin observations
0735 Fairy Tern 2 NE
0831 Fairy Tern 1 NW
0854 Sooty Tern 2 SSE
0855 Sooty Tern 3 SE
0925 WTTB 1
0935 WTTB 1
Circled ship sailing for 10 minutes - Attempted to land
on stern mast three times. Hovered in positum once
Apparentlly fully adult. No trace of pink in plumage - At
close range in silhouette apparently no molt in wing feathers
One restrict central full length, other half size
joining first tropicbird at some distance from
ship after 1st bird had gained altitude from
that level it flew around the ship. Both flew E
milling but not actively feeding
1006 Sooty Tern 3.5 ±5
1035 WTTB 1
1120 Leach's P 1
1302 RTTB 1
1400 Frigate 1 2 miles
1515 Leach's P 1
1624 MB 1
1747 Leach's P 1
dark tail seen
1840 End observations
flying fish 1 u
3 c+//
+//
+100+