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Ship
Direction
008
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
J. Gouel
Date 22 July 1967
Pg.# 3
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
1009 Storm Petrel 1- E - Leach / Harcourt / Saccorro
1013 " " 1- E - " " " "
1015 Harcourt / or
Leach Petrel 2- @ - Probably Harcourt's
1017 " " 1- W -
1017 " " 1- W -
1022 Storm Petrel 1- E-E - Leach / Harcourt / Saccorro
1025 To
1300 Observed.
Salinity = 34.30 3 surface
H2O temp. = 28.8°C 3 surface
1300 slow speed with tow in pigeon
1338 return - full speed course now 010°
1322 Leach / alliment
Petrel 1- - -
1352 " " 1- NE -
1413 " " 1- W - probably Harcourt's
1430 " " 1- E - probably Beach's
1515 Harcourt Petrel 5- on H2O -
1520 Leach / or
Harcourt Petrel 1- O NE Probably
Beach's "
1526 " " 1- - -
1532 Pterodroma 1- E -
1542 Leach / Harcourt
Petrel 1- @ - Probably Beach's
1550 White Throated
Storm Petrel 1- @ -
1600 Swallow
Tailed Gull 1- @ Adult
Seems observed also at 16:00
Scared off by ship at 16:00
Flight with sun rapped (open light) wing beats.
See gliding and no fixed slinger like Beach's.
Dark under wing tone, white belly, but overall
brownish stage, a see back color
Kielder #20
Flew slowly over ship but did not stop. Reed
stage seen, dark grey head - Reminded me of a very large
Sabine's gull. Low forked white tail and distinctive
wing pattern - about 4-5s double on
SI-MNH-958-e
Secret 1744
(over)
Rev. 5-66