BCF, Cromwell, March-April 1964
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DATE 20Mar64 Pg.# 2 N NE E SE S SW W NW time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 1022 Wedgetail S. 1 N Dad phase 1023 Bulwer's Petrel 1 N all dark small petrel with lightning bars & wedge tail. Clearly seen. Between Bulwer's & Wedgetail. 1024 Sooty Tern 1 SE 20 seemed Bulwer's - first in company of above Wedgetail both seen, at same time 1030 Bulwer's P. 1 S 1039 Shearwater sp 1 N 1042 Sooty Shear? 1 NW high scaling shearwater, 800 off bns 1140 Shearwater sp. 1 N sighted by watch 1159 Whale 4 NE 200 off bns 1224 Sooty Shear? 3 N high scaling shearwaters 1500 to port - all dark 1300 Harecourt's Storm Petrel 1 N 250 yds. off port petrels like Type B petrel-like Type B 1318 Harecourt's SP 1 N Petrels like - Type B 1320 Wedgetail S. 1 SE dark phase, 100 yds from port seen by watch 1320 Storm Petrel SP 1 1348 Wedgestailed Shearwater 2 E WT to 15 ft. feeding behavior observed light place 1357 Harecourt's Storm Petrel 1 N WT to 10 ft. flight petrel-like, steady Type B passed 100 ft. of bow of ship 1405 Sooty Tern 3 SE 50ft. sitting on water - flushed by ship. white lining seen. 1426 Sooty Shear 2 NW Type B sitting with Sooty Shears. 1448 Harecourt's SP 1 NE 1515 stop for hydration 1630 resume cruise 1643 Wedgetail S. 1 E 50 yds off bns - dark phase 1645 Tropicbird sp 2 SE 75ft didn't come close enough for species identification. 1810 Sooty Tern 50 S 5-150ft some feeding activity although most of the birds were high 1816 Sooty Tern 16 S 50ft no feeding 1845 and observations