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Ship Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
J. Gould
Date 22 July 1967
Pg. #
SPECIMEN
or
Scenic = 053/
Begin Observation = 0545
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0611 Leach's / a
Harcourt
Petrel 1- →E
0645 Softbaiten 1- ☉
0657 Shear/Pet 1- ☉ adult
0658 Leach's / a
Harcourt
Petrel 1- ☉ medium to large size - white below
0711 Storm Petrel 1- ☉ Leach's / Harcourt / Soccoro
0717 Leach's / or
Harcourt
Petrel 1- WNE
0723 Storm Petrel 1- NE Leach / Harcourt / Soccoro - moving fast
0723 (illegible) 1- NNE "
0728 Leach / Harcourt Petrel 1- SW
0730
To
0750
06s.
0755 Storm Petrel 2- NE Leach / Harcourt / Soccoro - split up
0809 (illegible) 1- E Very shelled tail, broad, white down cut
0813 Shear Petrel 1- ☉ Leach's / Harcourt / Soccoro
(illegible)
0821 White-throated
or White-gullied Storm Petrel 1- ☉
0826 Harcourt / a
Leach
Petrel 3- Follow ship ☉
0836 Storm Petrel 1- ☉ Leach / Harcourt / Soccoro
0840 (illegible) 1- ☉
OCEANODROMA CASTRO flew aboard
The morning of 0630 - others were also reported
Flying around ship lights
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66