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DATE 29 Mar 64
Pg.# 2
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NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
1515 Scooty Tern 1 W seen by watch
1545 phalarope
shorebird?
Phal?
1 N WT to
10 ft.
probably phalarope seen about 30 ft. off
starboard side of ship during BT cast
1624 shearwater petrel 1 W seen by watch
(656 Storm Petrel SP 1 S seen by watch
1700 petrel sp 1 W upperparts light grey, underparts white, some
black edging on wings underneath. Mclewanaged
bird - larger than Bonin... Typical petrel flight- high
flight scales in strong wind with reefed wings.
way off - 1 mile or so
1701 Scooty Shear? 1
1707 Scooty Shear 1 ?
flight direction interrupted by ship's course - turned
& headed away - silver lining seen
1800 Scooty Shear? 1
1801 Shearwater/
Petrel 1
1000 to port
800 to port
1803 Shearwater/
Petrel 1 seen by watch
1815 end obs,