Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Contributed by Smithsonian Institution Archives.
| www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
360
Ship Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
P.J. Gould
Date 30 June 1967
Pg.# /
Sunrise=0626
Begin Observations = 0626
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0750
To
0820
No
065.
TOS blotch
0838
white-wing
Railed
1
on
420
only a thin black border to underwing
markings, there is a black-wing petal. but
black and difficult to see on the side of the
bird's petal
Flight definitely not
black wing patch
broad + well defined
0903
Harcourts & P.
1
@
1000
white-wing
Railed
1
on
420
1015
Harcourts
1
@
1027
Harcourts/
beach's Rd
1
@
undering with different black border, about
as broad if not as broad a black-winged border.
molt visible in primary
flying on slick beach, but still somewhat
unstable - no patch found even cut.
1028
To
0600.
1400
1455
Pleasance
1
NE - distant
Reasonable speed at 14/15
1515
WHALE
1
NW
Traveling boat, 40+ feet,
1516
Harcourt
Storm Petrel
3
@
White-throated
Storm Petrel
1
@
beautiful view, dark black band
white throat - everything
Age varying
To 420 (adult)
not killed off.
1524
white-wing
Railed
1
SW
moltling
1531
Harcourts/
beach's Rd
1
@
1600
To
1725
No
065.
1725
White-wing
Petrel
1
SE
1725 - Slow speed for plankton tow
1745 - Normal full speed
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66