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1st day in Grid.
Location Howland To Baker To Howland. 0647 0656
Observer Crossin et. al. Date 12 July 1966 Time 0907 to 1220
Weather clear, calm. Miles 76 Hours 5hrs 58min.
(358 min)
SPECIES NUMBERS REMARKS
Layson Albatross
Black-footed Albatross
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 dark phase
Sooty Shearwater
Slender-billed Shearwater
Christmas Island Shearwater
Newell's Shearwater
Juan Fernandez Petrel
White-necked Petrel
Kermadec Petrel
Phoenix Island Petrel
Mottled Petrel
Bonin Island Petrel
Black-winged Petrel
Bulwer's Petrel
Leach's Storm Petrel
Red-tailed Tropicbird
White-tailed Tropicbird
Blue-faced Booby 17
Brown Booby 5 1 Blue Streamer Noted.(9919)
Red-footed Booby 2
Great Frigatebird 57 Species
Lesser Frigatebird 6
Golden Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Sooty Tern 2244
Gray-backed Tern
Common Nodd y Tern 12 Shear-Pet = 1
Fairy Tern Tern = 2256
Pomarine Jaeger Booby = 24
Frigate = 63
Total Birds 2344
Total Sightings
Total Flocks 30 (2058)
Total Species 7
Feeding Flocks = 9 (1535)
B5
ST-MNH-11-1-66