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DATE 50.t 14
Pg.# 2
N
W E
S
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
0805 Sooty Shear 4 5
0806 Cordo Petrel 1 2
08/0 Sooty Tern 125 125
Wedgetail 1
J. F. Petrel 50 ±15
Cordo Petrel 8±3
Sdna 1
0808 Sooty Shear 5 S
0820 Sooty Shear 2 5
0823 J. F. Petrel 2 2
Sheen/Petrel 1
0823 Sooty Shear 4 5
0824 J. F. Petrel 2 N
0828 J. F. Petrel 1 N
0830 J. F. Petrel 1 S
0831 Cordo Petrel 1 NW
0832 Cordo Petrel 1 N
0835 Cordo Petrel 1 NW
0837 Cordo Petrel 1
0842 Sooty Tern 30 ±5
J. F. Petrel 25 ±5
Cordo Petrel 5
0845 Cordo Petrel 1
Sooty Shear 1
0846 Sooty Shear 1 S
0849 J. F. Petrel 1 2
0854 Sooty Shear 1 5
Cordo Petrel 1
0856 Cordo Petrel 1 2
0857 Sooty Shear 4 5
0858 Cordo Petrel 1 2
0902 Sooty Shear 4 5
0935 Sooty Shear 1 5
dual phase feeding
passed over bow of ship - white in both ventral &
dorsal wing surfaces clearly seen, massive
chumby, under winged dark brown,
2 attired
sitting on water.
"
" one flew, others set back down,
feeding
Sooty Shear landed in water and dived. Neck very
under & canopy with 1/2 inch fish in bill. Cordo flew
close over his head. Sooty flew Avid off & continued S.
setting in water.