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DATE 31 July 64
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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