BCF, Cromwell, July-August 1964
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N NW NE W S E SW SE S DATE 28 July 64 Pg.# 1 time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. JFP 0520 begin observation 0555 Dark-rumped P 4 White-tailed P 1 Petrel sp 1 getting same size & shape as Dark-rumps. Dark brown alone, light bar below, lighter about head.. Underwings dark brown around edges and light brown in middle. Flew like Dark rump. Back splotchy, possibly molting all dark petrel, slightly smaller than Wedgetail, typical petrel flight, underparts not clearly seen, but perhaps light patches underwings, sat once on water. JFP 0600 Petrel sp 1 W JFP 0606 Dark-rumped P 1 NW JFP 0630 Dark-rumped P 1 S White-tailed P 1 not feeding - 2 Dark-rumps put on aerial display, are chasing the other, round-trip, circles behind it. JFP 0632 Dark-rumped P 1 W JFP 0744 Petrel sp 1 N JFP 0921 Dark-rumped P 1 W JFP 0827 Shear-Petrel 1 N sitting on water JFP 0849 Dark-rumped P 2 N JFP 0912 Sooty Tern 3 NE Dark-rumped P 4 White-tailed P 1 Petrel sp 1 Feeding All dark, smaller than Wedgetail. Flew with fairly high arcs, flapped seldom. Flaps fairly stiff. seen by i-ate JFP 0950 Shear/Petrel 1 JFP 0954 Fairy Tern 1 N JFP 1200 R.T.Tropicbird 1 S JFP 1342 Shear/Petrel 1 SE JFP 1335 Dark-rumped P 2 SE JFP 1337 White-tailed Tern 1 crossed in front of San Benito at 1/2 to 3/4 mi. JFP 1350 Dark-rumped P 1 JFP 1800 Sooty Terns 50±5 Dark-rumped P 60±5 Roseate Tern 2 Fairy Tern 1 Shear-Petrel 1 Dealing dark phase Sign of Boobie? P, not Thunney, darker on back, more contrast, underwing white with black edges, undertail coverts white Audubon's S. ?