EAC 14, Jordan, June-August 1967
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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