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DATE 5 Jan 65
Pg.# 1
E S
NE SE S SW
N NW W
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
1315 begin observations
1320 gull sp. 3
all medium-sized - 2 brownish, one light grey,
near white - seen feeding on left side
of Pearl Harbor Channel. Birds hovered
momentarily just over water, then dropped
in + splashed around.
1512 RED-FOOTED
BOOBY 1 SE low
To 20'
Adult
1515 RED-TAILED
TROPICBIRD 1 SE
on water
Slew low
Adult
1518 JAEGER 1 NE
30-50'
indistance
probably Juan Fernandez
1540 PTERODROMA 1 SE
low
1550 POMARINE
JAEGER 1 S
50-60'
Subadult, light phase
1602 WEDGE-TAIL
SHEARWATER
PTERODROMA 1 SE
low
Small type like Cook's
1608 WEDGE-TAIL
SHEARWATER 2 E
low
acting as if headed for m feeding floats
1612 POMARINE
JAEGER 2 SE
low
Immature, 1 subadult
1630 Sooty Tern 40 ±5
Nordly Tern 25 ±5
Fairy Tern 2
Brown Booby 4
Red-footed B. 1
Red-footed B. 1 NW
adult
1640 Red-footed B. 1 NW
adult
1650 Red-footed B. 1 NW
adult
1658 Pom Taege 1 E
1705 Red-footed B. 1 NW
adult
1728 Brown Is P? 1 E
1735 Sooty Tern 12 N
100 ft travelling
following ship
1750 POMARINE JAEGER 3
Sun set ca 1800 ±5