EAC 14, Jordan, June-August 1967
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Ship Direction ∞5 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 SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66