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NW NE
W S E
SW SE
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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. ?