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DATE 26 Mar 64
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time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
0555 start observation
0610 Sooty Tern 2 SE
0654 Shorebirds 2 W 200acrossbow
100 yds off starboard possible Sanderlings
or phalaropes
0732 Wedgetails. 3 N 500 off starboard all light phase
0852 [illegible]TigerB 1 S 100 off bow
0945 Storm Petrel sp 1 to starboard sighted by watch
1030 Tropicbird SP 1 N 125ft 1mi to starboard
√1031 Sooty Shear. 1 NW 300 to starboard - silver lining well seen, good light
1146 Red-tailedTB 1 ☯ 50 ft 750 to starboard, feeding - diving from about
50 ft + checking fall slightly before entering
water with splash.
1151 Shorebirds sp 1 W Sanderling or phalarope
1255 Shearwater 3 N 2000 yds off starboard
1300 [illegible]Storm Petrel 1 ☯ WT to
5 St. approached to within 25 ft. Type B
1342 Shearwater sp 1 W 600yds. off bow sighted by watch
1347 Fairy Tern 1 E WT to
15 ft. # crossed bow within 150 ft. feeding
1500 Shearwater sp 1 N 600 yds. off starboard sighted by watch
1600 Shearwater/
petrel
Wedge-tailed
Shearwater 1 N high arcing flight 200 yds. off port
light phase
√1640 Sooty Shear 1 NW silver lining seen 300 to starboard
1641 Bulwer's Petrel 1 S 200 to starboard
1647 Shearwater/
Petrel 1 NW 500 to port
1706 Shearwater/
petrel 1 SE glimpse at 400 ft. port
1716 Shearwater SP 1 N Possible Sooty Shear
1718 [illegible]SP 1 W seen by watch
1725 Shearwater/
Petrel 1 W seen by watch
1830 end observation;