SI-MNH-958e 7-28-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG — E DATE 26 May 65 Pg.# 1 N W E S time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0526 begin observations 0610 JFP 0625 JFP 0626 WNP 0635 shear/petrel 2 0642 shear/petrel 0645 JFP 0650 shear/petrel 0705 Sooty Shear 0706 JFP 0710 Wedgetail 0713 shear/petrel 0724 Sooty Shear 0725 shear/petrel 0726 Bulwer's ? 0810 Sooty Shear 0812 JFP 0815 JFP 0816 JFP 0817 Sooty Shear 0818 JFP 0818 JFP BUMP? 0745 C 803 JFP 0753 JFP 0900 JFP 50 ±5 0935 JFP 1105 WTTB 1155 JFP 10+ 1232 Wedgetail 2+ JFP Cooles P 1240 shear/petrel 1242 JFP 1305 JFP 1320 Wedgetail 1335 JFP 1355 Sooty Shear 1400 shear/petrel 2 1410 shear/petrel 1415 WTTB light fluked 2 had unaplotiled plumage, appeared to be slightly smaller. ?? milling around. couldn't see any other shapes than JFPs. Possibly feeding. Observed for 10 minutes or so at distance of ½-1 mile from ship. dark - perhaps a splinter of 0900 flock - sending + feeding fluked medium. large - dark brown above, dark underwing. Possibly white breast & belly - too far to be sure. ?? molt showed some white through dark wing feathers, according to Suzuki. light