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ST-MNH-958e
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG — E
DATE 20 Feb 65
Pg.# 1
N
W E
S
time species # dir. hgt. remarks
0607 begin observation
0617 shear/petrel / all dark, not a Wedgetail, flew SE very low
will frequent flags. About Wedgetail sized.
didn't see underwing
above bird may have been gannet.
0637 Christmast.S. /
0642 Newell's S. /
0650 shear/petrel /
0658 Leach's P. /
0710 Sooty Tern 45±3 not feeding actively
Fairy Tern
0720 Leach's P. /
0750 Sooty Tern 3
0751 Leach's P. /
0811 Leach's P. /
0818 WT / dark phase
0900 ST 2 all separate observations
0900 Fairy Tern /
0900 Leach's Petrel /
0906 ST 20 ±7 N Far out - feeding? I think; at least very low to water
0915 ST 10 ±3 N - ?mi. + feeding? - low over water
0924 WT / light phase - semi well
0940 ST 7 NE all adult that I saw travelling
0944 Shrew/Pet. / like Wedgetail in color and pattern but white prominent around head and are rather light in WT
but when present in WT
imm.
0953 Leach's P. /
1003 MB /
F? 1004 ST 176 ±25 WT ? - sitting on water
1005 Sh/Pet 7 ????
1006 Sh/Pet /
F? 1008 ST 75 ±25 I add linn
1016 ST 2 travelling
1017 ST 10 feeding
1025 Sooty Tern 60 ±10 feeding
1055 Sooty Tern 4
1057 Sooty Tern 2
1115 Sooty Tern 4
Slo
HAB
9/15