EAC 11, Washington/Scripps, April-May 1967
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20 April 1967 Washington 3 EHC #11 28+ MVG71A-B ScrIPPS 29-1 DELONG, ROBERT L. N A 1967-IV,V Time Species # Dir. Remarks 0515 S.R. lay in cols. 0530 Shull ap. (large) 1 SW imm bird - light to kill poor. 0545 Puffinus sp. Puffinus 1 N Centrally dark back, light belly, underwing not seen. Low, on the water fly by. 0550 Western Shull 1 SSW Following Ship. (2) FR 0555 Shon /Peto. 5± 84 3 Feeding over a school of feeding fish. Shull ap. 2+ SSW 0602 Red Phalarope 1 SW Sun is above 1 or flight with around 0615 Puffinus sp. Puffinus 1 W flops & glides. N w. entry. 0615 S-W Shull 1 S nd. 0623 T-B-E A/ betros 1 - Following - Avoided from many birds 0640 Shull ap. 2 SE Imm. Merga W. too. 0645 Red Phalarope 35± 334 - Seen bird with Night-time class. 0705-0730 Blackfoot 0820 Shull ap. 1 S Large: Adult. 0835 Black Petrel 1 S Reliably 35; have any late. 0845 0900 Sooty Shearwater 1 N Shale underwing seen well. 0910 Black Petrel (chumbe in 2 min) 1 SSW - out or high. Reliability 7-8 0930 At all stop wading on south. Attempting to pierce a 1000 meter area 0935 Western Shull 1 SSW 1046 Still of All Stop - c/lone also. Sparingly. 1330 Resume Obs. - The Deep drop is now being sub. (Sloop (1000f.) buttle sub) 1430 Underwing @ 160° 1545 1550 Stone Petrel 2+ WSW B.F.A./betrass - Approximately some bird 1600 Birds up sitting on K-elp bud 2 - corpses seen 30-45 minutes. - One definitely all black. - A Brown headed guy at ten levels - a possible gull and/or even remnant of a bird.