R.S.Crosin Journal 1965 SR SS Southern Grid. O-40S; 175-00W - 1-36S; 178-56W 26 Nov. Cont. Rain nocturnal observations all night Red me period during the night when heavy rain squalls were coming Dar. we stopped the ship and was able to collect 3 Sooty terns and 3 Black- winged Petrels. Two other Sooty terns were collected, but we were unable to Petrel's term. A total of 151 birds, nearly 3 times as many as during day ever recorded - Practically all- 140- Sooty terns. SR SS Southern Grid O-51S; 176-06W - 0-04S; 175-18W 27 Nov. Very few birds (164). Rain an oil slicks from 0830 - 1100. Picked up 9 birds, with the ship, on stray-backed tern from bow. Very few Storm petrels came in, and then showed little interest in the slick put out. A Leach's and a Wilson's Storm Petrel was collected from the ship. Later on, in the day Hurtles collected a Hermit, making all three species collected in one day. Sooty terns were very few (25). All 4 species of terns (Sooty, Gray-backed, Common & Hawaiian Tern) were collected while meeting around with the oil slicks. Sooty/Slender-bills were the most numerous species (58), some with distinctly silver under wing. All night observations yielded only 8 birds seen. R.S.Crosin Journal 1965 SR SS Southern Grid O-40N; 175-11W - 0-32S; 176-38W 28 Nov. Very few birds again today (147). Day's observations Today again dominated by Sooty/Slender-billed Shearwaters (62) - nearly half 9 birds seen. Only 17 Sooty tern, mostly single wandering birds. Storm Petrels apparently still migrating, small flocks of up to 4 flying together - 21 total seen. Few Wedgetails (20) all dark phase. NO FLOCS. Nocturnal Observations yielded 82 birds - 11 collected. Most mainly during squalls after midnight. 1 Leach's Storm Petrel, (Hawaiian Tern), and 9 Sooty terns. When Birds are in an area of heavy squalls, they come into the ship's lights readily, but seldom come in close given enough to be shot during periods of clear weather. Picking up still being done on the side of ship and allowing the ship to slip down as the ship birds. SR SS Southern Grid 1-03S; 177-04W - 0-53S; 177-53 27 Nov. Very few birds. Heavy rain pre- cipitally all day - visibility poor (no chance for collecting). 43 of the 93 total were Sooty/Slender-bills Two small flocks. Nocturnal observations yielded only 22 birds, half (11) of them Sooty terns.