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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
PF Gould
Date 13 July 1967
Pg.#
Ship Direction
SPECIMEN
or
seamire = 0540
Begin observation = 0615
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0637 from Fennelly? 10±2 @ Perth & S
0644 Petrel
0648 from Fennelly 1- @
0648 " 1- @
0648 " 1- @
0648 " 1- @
0648 from Fennelly? 1- @
0648 " 1- e
0654 Wedge-tail 1- SE → SSW 2000
Shrewtale
0655 " ? " 1- → SE dal pho
0655 from Fennelly 1- → SE
0655 " 1- "
0655 " ? " 1- "
0655 " ? " 1- "
0700 Wedge-tail 1- 1. dal pho
Shrewtale
0700 " 1- "
0706 from Fennelly 1- → SE
0707 Petrel 1- → SE
0707 " 1- → SE
0710 from Fennelly 2- @→SE
Petrel
0710 Wedge-tail 2- @→SE dal pho
Shrewtale
0710 from Fennelly 1- → SE
Petrel
0710 " 1- → SE
0615 = slow speed for net tow
0637 = resume full speed
all searching, but all scattered, the closest together being about ¼ mile apart.
the fad that over 1 mile. We probably
one part of 0637 flock, but has split
off and now searching as individuals.
Not all are moving in same direction, but
the general tendency for most is to drift
S to SE
→ WTS moving like SFPs.
(Handwritten note):
Seem to have been at 0648 but most of these
birds were already present SE when some
can still be seen so there are (illegible) new,
there are probably more than this but I can't
keep track of individuals
→ AS with SFP's
(Handwritten note):
(apparently last of above group seen)
(Handwritten note):
(illigible)
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66