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Ship
Direction
190
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
F. [illegible]
Date 15 Jun 1967
Pg.# 7
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
1729 Storm Petrel 1- S
1732 1-
1735 Tropicbird? 1- in distance looked all white.
1800 Xanthus minutus 2- W Hypoely foot
1808 Storm Petrel 2- E Probably feeds
1810 Sabine Gull 10- N W
1816 Xanthus minutus 2- W Trowely foot
1827 Least Petrel 1- W
1840 Storm Petrel 1- W
1845 Least Petrel 1- SW
1735 4 Sla, E-footed Albatross now following ship. However, none are old #1 (very worn nally, slim ago) so there have been at least 5 birds today. One of these 4 dues to be #2 of this morning.
Direction next to tell since they were definitely avoiding the ship. Definitely appeared to be migrating. Crossed bow from (Port to Starboard) (left to right)
Observation secured at 1900
sun no gen detail lay dark
Clouds
5 Flocks (41 birds)
3 on H2O
1 Towed
1 Searching
SI-MN -958-e
Re 5-66