R.S. Brown 1965 Journal 15 Oct. cont. Harlandt Baker + NE — Harland 55 0°45'S; 178°58'W When the ship stopped for a BT, a small flock of Sooty Terns, circled around the ship and one split from the flock and landed on the water just beneath the side light. It sat calmly in the water for about 3 minutes, peering about, and then flew off. This is at least the 5th instance I have seen of a Sooty settling on the water and looking up. 16 October 6th day N. Samoa 13°6'N; 176°17'W — 0°9'S; 178°36'W Rained all morning long, overcast and some drizzle set through out P.M. Only 367 birds, 252 (Sooty) Slender, Billed Shearwater. Only 1 feeding flock (exclusive of Sooty Tern). Night Observations yielded only 77 birds, 45 of them Sooty-Blunderbill before Sunrise. Night clear and no perhaps the birds were not attracted to the ship's lights as they had been the night before. Funnels did not come close. Torite as they had on night 17 is funny storm. 17 October 7th day N. Samoa. Sooty/Slender-Billed Shearwater, very abundant all day long. Usually in flocks of 5 — 20. Middled Petrel R.S. Brown 1965 Journal SR 0°32'N; 178°05'W 24 day N. Samoa South Grid 1°02'S; 177°46'W Although we duplicated almost exactly one track 2 (last month's) Grid where huge flocks of Sooty Tern (Total 1600) were seen on 19 Sept., today only 3 Sooty Terns were recorded. A complete shift of all birds in this area to some other point. An oil slick (Wesson Crude Oil) was spread out starting at 12.35. We stayed in the vicinity for 2½ hrs. Within less than an hour after slick layed out a Wilson's Storm Petrel came into it and started feeding. At the end of the two + ½ hrs at least 7 g had come to feed. United collected 3 from the ship, rounded at least 2 others. This is supposedly first records of this species on project. The Wilson's bubble to feed as it feeds. MacGillivray does not feed in this manner. Both hours are in the area and any unidentified Storm Petrel could be either in this area at this time. They appear too similar to be told apart in the field except for the feet dabbling of the Wilsons. Night watches were again held throughout the night. At about 11:30 p.m. we started passing through a gale