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DATE 28 Mar 64
Pg.# 1
E 5E 5
NE N S W
NW SW
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
0557 begin observations
0625 Storm Petrel SP 1 NW
0626 Shallow SP 1 NW
0630 Shearwater/
petrel 1
0652 [illegible] Storm P? 1
0653 Wedgetail S 1
0800 Feeding Flake
Sooty tern 250±50
Wedgetail S 150±50
10 f
unidentified
Shearwater/
petrel 5
0815 Storm Petrel sp 1
0819 Shearwater /
Petrel 1
0820 Wedgetail S 1 N
0950 Sooty Shear 2 NW
0850 Shearwater /
petrel 1 SW
0905 Sooty Shear 1 / N
0916 [illegible] 1 / N
0943 White necked P? 1 SW
0944 Mauded Borde 1 NW
0944 Sooty Shear 1 N
0947 Sooty Shear 2 N
0952 [illegible] SP 1 NW
1000 Sooty Shear? 1 N
1029 White-necked
Petrel 1 ESE
1125 [illegible]
Storm Petrel 1 S
Petrel sp 2 S
overall, light colored dark - sanderling or plaulunge
seen by watch
probably all dark - wings proportionately longer,
than Harbarts. Few less petrel like
dark phase
feeding on Skipper
2 light phase & dark phase
sighted by watch
sighted by watch
light phase 200 acres bars
silver linings seen
just glimpse
silver linings seen
seen by water
dark brown gray upperparts - white underparts
minimature < 250 off port
300 off port
400 off port
Type B 50 yds off starboard
probable - 500 off bow
100 yds off starboard
50 yds. off starboard
observed by watch