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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
SPECIMEN
or
BAND NO. REMARKS
TIME SPECIES # DIR.
OBSERVERS:
P. Grice
Date 01 July 1967
Pg.# 3
1550
Flock
many sitting, many flying - definite feeding
flot, two small fish, probably skipjack were
seen by the Captain.
at least one immature (1st yrs) bird
may not be adults.
1600 to 1600
Sooty Tern
225±50
Wedge-tail Shearwater
≈50 - light phase
100±5 - dark phase
Pale-footed Shearwater
from formerly Petrel
40±70
Leach / a
Harcourt
Storm Petrel
2-
Red-tail
Tropicbird
1-
od.
Flock scattered over large area
[ a Leach Storm Petrel was found
on deck at 1600 but apparently
had been there for some time. ]
1600 to 1711
No
jobs
Oceanographic Station
1711
Wedge-tail Shearwater
2
@ - light phase
1711 slow speed for Hostiles (to?)
1717
Wedge-tail Shearwater
from formerly Petrel
3
@ @
Light phase
This flock
1744/ 7/108
Shore/Petrel Tern
150±25
30±10
feeding - mostly from formerly Petrels
1745
Green Petrel
1-
on H20
heavy molt
1745 - full speed
1758
"a"
2-
on H20
heavy molt
1805
"a"
1-
@
1805
Phaethon/Inhibit Petrel
1-
@
leaving flot
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