EAC 14, Jordan, June-August 1967
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Ship Direction SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: R J Gould Date 20 July 1967 Pg.# 1 SPECIMEN or Scenics-0538 Begin observation, 0615- TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0625 Leach/Harcourt Petrel 3- @ - split up, as set on 1426, fell behind others. Keeping with ship for another minute. 0630 Leach Petrel 1- @ - saw bird? at 0637 0632 Leach/Harcourt Petrel 1- @ 0632 "" 1- NE 0651 Storm Petrel 1- #3 - flew like Leach / a Tropicbird 0730 20 To 0750 Obser. 0818 Horned Petrel 1- @ 0837 White-Throated Storm Petrel 1- NWSW - good view - kicking off water with both feet and stab intervals - actually looked at it when hoping across the water. At 2:35 0900 Sooty Petrel 2- NNE 0912 White-Throated Storm Petrel 2- @ - good view - kicking off water with both feet at short intervals 0920 "" 1- @ 0928 "" 1- @ 0930 Darkly "Blue-jaw?" in Abbotton? 1- NE - ca. 1 1/2 mile from ship - flying interspersed with glides but no arcing. all a little except black somewhat on dorsal surface of wing or body or both. Tottled might be an Abbotton 0932 Shea/Petrel 1- @ - white rump; looked fairly large, but gave a detour from ship. Rising up like a Thunderbird at times but looked more the shape of a Storm Petrel. SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66