EAC 14, Jordan, June-August 1967
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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