Rockaway SI-MNH-958e 7-28-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG — E DATE 31 JAN. 1967 Pg.# 1 W SW time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0700 0705 SHEAR/PET 2 NW medium sigs; very distant WTS L 360 0 7 0710 WEDGETAIL S dark ph. 0715 RFB 1 SE Al.; light phae 0720 0723 WEDGETAIL 5 2 WHALES 400 yds. off starboard lessly NE; delivering SF 0737 LEAST TERN 1831 1 000 light ph. SF 0740 BRWN. BOOBY 1 S Ad. 0744 LEAST TERN 1 W Ad. 0750 BRWN. BOOBY 1 W Ad. FF 0805 WEDGETAIL SHEAR 200 150 nearly all light ph.; 4 dark ph.; sitting on seats, every few flying LEAST TERN 15+3 sitting on H2O; 4 flying COLUMBIAN BOOBY 2 Ad.: one chased by 2 Pom. Jaegers for 30-45 sec.; chase unsuccessful POM. JAEGAR 382 5 1 light ph.; 4 dark ph.; 2 dark ph. Chasing BB unsuccessfully SKUA 1 0809 WEDGETAIL 1 light ph. 0811 1 light ph. 0815 TERN SP. 1 distant 0850 TERN SP. 1 SW distant 0900 WEDGETAIL 1 light ph. 0924 POM. JAEGER 1 E light ph. 0934 SHEAR/PET 1 distant 0940 18±6 Porpoise, species with thickness (species?) 1030 RFB 1 E 1 mm. 1040 BFB 1 Ad.; diving 1054 BRWN BOOBY 1 N Ad. 1057 3½' bay sea turtle; greenish brown (species?) 1115 Cease obs. 1200 recommend obs. 1219 POM. JAEGER 2 N both light ph. 1219 WEDGETAIL 1 TD light ph. 1220 RFB 1 N light ph. 1223 WEDGETAIL 2 N following ship, periodically landing on H2O both light ph. 1225 STORM PET. SP. 3 1240 STORM PET. SP. 3 W 1255 POM. JAEGER 1 N 1256 WEDGETAIL 1 W dark ph. 1316 AUD. SHEAR. 1 E dark ph. 1326 WEDGETAIL 2 TD 3½' H sea turtle; greenish brown (species?) 1340 WEDGETAIL 1 light ph. 1355 RFB 2 SW 1411 Ad.: one light, one not. ph. 1425 3 sea turtles (species?) 1436 10' SHARK; tail ligan out of H2O than dorsal fin (species?) FF 1453 GREAT. FRIG. 1 E 1505 BFB 3930 50+5 Ad. GREAT. FRIG. WEDGETAIL AUD. JAEGER SP. 2 all light ph., except H TUNA SCHOOL 1510 Ad. 1515 1 mm.; following ship 1530 AUD. JAEGER. 1 N 1550 RFB 1 E 1552 BFB 1 Ad. 1600 Cease obs. feeling; small fish jumping Jaegers chasing Wedgetails BFB & Wedgetails continually diving; landing on H2O