BCF, Cromwell, March-April 1964
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DATE 29 Mar 64 Pg.# 1 N NW NE W E SW SE S time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0551 begin observation 0635 Newell's 1 S 25ft very have been flushed from water by ship 0641 Allratives sp 1 ! just a glimpse at 500+ yd first seen by watch. 0645 Dark-ringed Petrel 1 ! no color or pattern impressions just size & length of wings 200 across lots clear view. apparent molt 0705 Shearwater/petrel 1 S observed by watch 0710 Bonin Island Petrel 1 N WT to 10 ft. Petrel sp. 2 N WT to 30 ft. WT to 30 ft. 0720 Sooty Shearwater 1 N 200 yds. off bow of ship silver wing linings observed 0724 Wedgetail Shearwater 1 W within 100 yds. of port side of ship light phase 0732 Shorebird [illegible] 1 NW los Phaleropus saundersii 0820 Petrel sp. 1 W seen by watch 0825 Petrel sp. 1 S seen by watch 0828 Shearwater 1 NW seen by watch 1115 [illegible] SP. 1 N very close to ship - 20 yds type not seen 1145 Wedgetail Shearwater 1 W 200 off bow - light phase 1146 [illegible] SP. 1 E 200 astern - Type B 1215 Bulwer's Petrel 1 E 250 off bow all black small petrel - lighter ripper secondary coverts visible - seen by watch 1228 Shearwater/petrel 1 E seen by watch 1233 [illegible]/Petrel sp. 1 W seen by watch 1235 Shearwater sp. 1 W 500 yds. off bow not well seen 1310 Shearwater/petrel 1 seen by watch 1315 Shearwater/petrel 2 seen by watch 1342 Sooty Shear? 1 NW 1500 yds off bow 1404 Sooty Shear 2 NW 500 off bow 1407 [illegible] SP. 1 N Type B 1426 Wedgetail SP 1 S light phase Shearwater/petrel 1 1427 [illegible] 1 NW probably phalerope - crossed bars 1432 Sooty Shear 1 NW silver linings