R.B. Groven Journal 1965 30 Nov. Southern Grid 0-24N; 176-30W - 1-02N; 175-59W Birds in creccel somewhat today over the past few days. (Total 259). This was primarily the result of 2 flocks of mid term Sea water. Forty term accounted for 155 (150 of them in the 2 flocks). A few Sooty / Tender bills still moving by (31). Put out oil slick for two hrs, but collected only 3 birds. Storm petrels may be migrating, but fat condition certainly does not agree. Most birds here have little to no good fat. Total night nocturnal observations yielded practically nothing - 7 birds; 4 at night, 4 of these just before sunrise on 1 Dec. 1 Dec. Southern Grid 1-29N; 175-43W - 1-37N; 176-32W Low, low 59 birds today. Poured oil slick from 6:00 sunrise until 11:00. Collected 42 birds off slicks; 6 Storm Petrels (teachs), and 4 Banded Boobies (312) + 1 Shanks Petrel, or at best this is a start to identifying them in the field. It blows down the slick just about like a wind bird - No Black except 5 wandering Sooty terms. Many Storm Petrels, but apparently they are all blacks! They fed quite actively on oil slick. Other birds appeared curious. R.B. Groven Journal 1965 2 Dec. Southern Grid 1-37N; 176-34W - 0-40N; 177-35W Put out an oil slick early, a.m., but lost nearly capsized with heavy swell. Fecs birds - Total today 47. Sooty/ Shaker bills most numerous bird w/ 13, BFB (6) 2 collected, both banded, mstrreamored also. Ansty. Blue Shearwaters bird was seen about noon. If its birds come in sort of the run, there is no chance of seeing paint or streamer and it sometimes happens. There is only a quick moment of collecting them - hence the blue streaming birds yesterday and the one today. One black Storm Petrel collected Today. Apparently they are the dominant Storm petrels here! Observations held all night - only on slicks - pet seen. 3 Dec. 0-20N-177-35W - 1-25N; 177-48W - Too rough to put out an oil slick at dawn. Swells increased all day. co. 25-30 ft. at 3:1300. Very few birds - scattered storm petrels and Bulwer's Petrel. Had here at least two sightings of an all dark storm strel. Appears smaller than Bulwer's, and the bigg flying ones with a more density storm Petrel flight = Sooty SP ??.