BCF, Cromwell, July-August 1964
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DATE 31 July 64 Pg.# 1 SW W N S SE E NE time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0 600 begin observation 0 528.8 Newells S 1 W Seen by Watch (Tunnite) 0 550 Newells S 1 W Seen by Watch 0 610 Bonaparte's 1 W Light seen by watch Wedge tail 1 W Light 0 715 Wedgetail 1 SW 0 718 Bahamian Petrel 1 NW 0 722 Newells S 1 W 0 735 Wedgetail 1 W Light 0 850 4" squid (a small school of 10) jumped 3 ft out of water in front of boat 0 950 Shear Petrel 1 SW 1050 South Terns 10 W Wedge tails 7 Shear Petrel 3 Frigate 1 1120 Red-tailed Tropic bird 1 SE White 1158 Komodo P.? 1 SE probably sitting in water, all dark-white patches under wing-clumpy. Flapped very often flying into wind. underparts not clearly seen 1230 Red Tailer/Tropicbird 1 E Light 1333 Wedgetail 1 NW 1500 South Tern 25 Shear/Petrel 5 Fairy Tern 1 Frigate 1 1655 Fairy Tern 2 S 1702 White-tailed Tropicbird 1 SE Notail 1725 Shear/petrel 1 NW white underparts including underwing + undertail, slightly smaller than Wedgetail, dark above, sharp contrast, flight petrel like arcs, but long and directional. 1800 Newells S. 2 SW 1814 Shear Petrel 1 SW 1820 Frigate 2 South Tern 3+ feeding flock at distance