BCF, Cromwell, February 1965
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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