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Ship
Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
D.C. Stadel
Date 26 May
Pg.# 7
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
TF 1620 Sooty T
Wedgetail 230
110
Large flock in two groups. Terms we
seen diving to water & WT lit on
water but no feeding was observed.
Appeared to be a broken up feeding
flock.
1630 Wedgetail 1
N
1635 C.Noddy 1
1640 WTS 1
1645 ST 1
1646 Wedgetail 2
E
LP
TF 1647 WTS 7
E
LT.
1650 WTS 1
1655 11 1
1658 n 1
NE
1659 11 4
BS
LT.
1710 Jaeger 1
On Sub Adult, 1st phase
FF 1720 Sooty T
Wedgetail 70
Adults. WTS Light Phase. No large fish
breaking surface
Fairy T
40
LT.
1735 WTS 1
B
LT.
1736 ST 4
E
LT
1737 WTS 1
B
1738 BFA 1
B
1755 WTS 4
LT.
1759 WTS 4
LT
1800 ST 1
B
LT.
1805 WTS 1
1810 Sooty tern 2
E
1820 Bulweroid 1
N
1844
1826 BFA 3
Totally 4 following species then last
for most day.
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66