SI-MNH-955a Rev. 4-9-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY OBSERVATIONS SUMMARY DATE: 12 May 65 Total Minutes: 357 Total Miles 60 I. Total Abundance of birds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 91 859 9.44 14.32 II. Abundance of the Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T WT P B T WT P B T WT P B 59 34 0 17 133 101 0 20 2.25 2.97 0 1.18 2.22 1.68 0 .33 III. Abundance of Tropicbirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT T RT WT 0 . . 0 . . 0 . . 0 . . IV. Abundance of Terns: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 34 663 19.5 11.05 V. Abundance of Shorebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile . . . . VI. Abundance of Boobys: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile T BF RF B T BF RF B T BF RF B 19 0 19 61 0 60 1 3.21 0 3.16 1 0 1.02 0 1.0 .01 VII. Abundance of Frigatebirds: No. Sightings No. Birds Birds/Sighting Birds/Mile 1 1 1.0 .01 VIII. Abundance of Flocks: Total No. Total No. Total No. No. Feeding No. Feeding No. Feeding Flocks Birds F/Mi. Flocks Birds F/MI. 13 745 .22 8 585 .13