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DATE 6 Sept 6'
Pg.# 2
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
JFP 0909 Shear-Petrel 1 SW
0914 DRP
Shear-Petrel 1 W
all dark, stayed low to water, wasn't a WT
Seen by watch
0916 Shear-Petrel 1 W
0921 WNP 1 SN
0930 Sooty Tern 4 W
0931 Shear-Petrel 1 W
Bulldocks, about size of a WT, flew like a DRP, some white under wings
BWP 1041 Petrel sp. ? 1
The small Pterodroma petrel of southern waters normally listed as B.I. Petrel, but to conform with Husted here listed as Petrel X.
Dark
1047 Petrel Shear sp 1 SE
1104 Widge-tail 1 E
1113 Shear-Petrel 1 NE
1116 DRP 1 NE
1132 Frigate 1 W
1142 Shear-Petrel 1 E
Seen by watch
JFP 1154 DRP 1 E
BWP 1201 Bonin Tern 1 S
1202 Shear-Petrel 1 S
1216 Shear-Petrel 2 W
All dark, flew like a petrel with high arcs and turning with circle frequently. No white was noticeable, wing beats were infrequent. Might be SS, but I doubt it.
JFP 1234 DRP 1 SC
1235 WT 1 N
1244 PTTB 1 NW
1336 Sooty Tern 100 70
Widge-tail 80 ±10
Frigate
Shear-Petrel 20 ±10
DRP 20 ±5
1450 Widge-tail 1 SW
Feeding
JFP 1459 DRP 1 S
JFP 1512 DRP 1 SW
Dark