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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