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Ship
Direction
005
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
PJ Gould
Date
1 July 1967
Pg.#
SUNRISE = 0623
Begin observation = 0630
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0646 Juan Fernand.
Petrel 1 - @ molting in remiges
0702 Wedge-tailed
Shearwater 1 - @ light phase
0716 "" 1 - W light phase
0722 Juan Fernand.
Petrel 1 - W molting in remiges
0723 Wedge-tailed
Shearwater 1 - on 420 light phase } joined together, to drift W
0724 "" 1 - W ""
0750 NO
+0 Observation
0815
ship steered from 0800 to 0815
observation from 0905 to 0815 = no birds.
0819 Harecourts / or
beaches Petrel 1 - NW
0907 White-winged
Petrel 1 - on 420 relatively broad black underwing
band
0934 Swell Shearwater 1 - on 420 No molt visible, gave a high pitch
buzzing call on it rose from 420
0953 Juan Fernand.
Petrel 1 - on 420 well cliffined, sharp outlined
wing poth, flight, lighter, some
contrast wing beats, 4 seen a but forked beat -
doesn't slip sideways like shearwater's often do
when gliding. 7 did not noticeably forked
even when spread full or half.
1017 Harecourts
Storm Petrel 2 - @ Follow chip
to queen
Simon
1030 NO
To Observation
1340
Oceanographic Station
1353 Juan Fernand.
Petrel 1 - on 420 no apparent molt
1400 Red-billed
Tropicbird 1 - @ over ship - bill yellow to pale orange
black speckled all over (Subadult)
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66