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Ship
Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Df Gruel
Date 19 febr 1967
Pg.# 1
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
begin Observations 065 ca. of Scales
Sky completely cloudy, obscurer but this morning
is warmer than previous morning
(0735)
[illegible] = Small (10+) school of small flying fish)
0750 to
0800 NO Obs.
BREAKFAST
There been a rain squall on the horizon
due south of us all morning. It seem to
be moving in a westerly direction. I have
felt a few scattered drops of light rain
from time to time.
0936 STORM PETREL 1 NW
(0923 = Small (30+) school of small flying fish)
(0926 = second species of flying fish, 1 ca. 10"
with definite red (rust) colored pectoral
swimming fins)
0937 Leach Petrel 1 an H2O flew then satdown again
1005 Leach Petrel 1 [illegible]
1020 Shearwater/
or Petrel 1 E
1032 NO Observation
Stopped for Oceanographic Station, type 14
central ca. 1215 -
Crew members reported a TROPICBIRD that
followed, circled ship, & departed during this time.
1345
(1515 = Small (30+) school of small flying fish)
(1518 = " (15+)")
1603 NO Obs.
Ship stop for oceanographic station type 0
1726
[illegible]
Second observer 1953 SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66