Rd Grossen Journal 1965 3 December Southern Grid 2-20N;177.39W - 1-25N;177.40W Very low numbers of birds (46 total) 19 of these storm petrels. Weather increasingly rougher as day went on. Swells up to 25-30 feet. We flock of 7 Storm Petrels. Have started up last (mother mat), lay 9 eggs. No birds collected. 4 December Wday N Grid 3-02N;177-30W - 3-24N;176-2W Rough weather all day, very heavy swells, intermittent squalls. Only 24 birds seen all day - mostly Petrels, Shearwater, 3 Sooty Terns. 18 birds collected. 5 December 2nd day N Grid 4-51N;174-53W - 6-03N;173-40W Very few birds until after 1200 noon. Heavy seas. At 1210 ran into a medium-sized flock, actively feeding. One hour later ran into another small, medium flock of St, FT and WT. Hundreds of thousands of fish were milling on the surface of the water over a broad front of about 600 yds. All birds were down on the thru with the fish. 3 birds were collected. One half hour beyond the fish about 200-400 porpoise were moving along in a broad front, perhaps herding the fish. 5 Dec. cont 2nd day N Grid 4-51N;174-53W - 6-03N;173-40W One half hour later in much the same area, another enormous flock of birds (estimated at 150 St, 200 WT few BWP + JFP + CTS.) were milling on the thru over a very large school of fish which turned the thru up for many hundred yds in a broad front. The fish school split up into at least a segment and one portion of it was followed until nearly 1800. Most of the birds of course went over to the segment of the fish school which was unattended by the ship. 7 more birds were collected and at least 6 shot down and lost in the many seas coupled with very bad light. The Chis appeared to be feeding, yet more hit any of two crews lines which were put out every time we passed through the school. The fish were nearly always in slight during the nearly 5 hrs we travelled with them. At times they would sound, just quickly disappear, milling on the surface. Most of the birds attacking the school would be right barn on the thru with the fish both Willytails and Sooty Terns.