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Ship Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 17July 1967
Pg.# 9
Sunrise = 0600
Begin Observation = 0550
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0538 Sooty Tern 1- ? - Immature (1+ yr.) - still amid-way
0730
0730 T 06s.
0914 Sooty Tern 1- @ Feeding - one bird again at 0918 flying at
edge of rain squall
1030 20 06s.
1340 1340 Slow Speed for netters
1400 Resume full speed
1520 Feach/ a
Uncourt Petrel 1- @ - Level 1
1544 Huncourts
Petrel 1- @ - Tail with very shallow fold when
speed, flight without glides + soon
central + rapid wing beats, then 1520 bird,
no inkling of dark in which any patch
1549 Sooty Tern 1- @
1555 Porpoise 25+ @ - small sign possible Spanish, white and black.
"South America Spinne?"
1600
1700
1730 Leach/ a
Huncourt Petrel 2- @ 1700 slow speed not for
1723 Resume full speed
Leave Observation at
Sunset 1806
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66