EAC #15 Eastern Area Cruise 15 was conducted by Brian Harrington aboard the USS BRADLEY (DE 1041) from 5-9 June, 1967. Daylight observations were conducted whenever possible, however were restricted on occasion due to operations of the ship which prohibited personnel from being on the weather-decks. A total of 33.8 hours of observation were conducted over 490 linear miles. A daily summary may be found in TABLE 1. TABLE 1. Summary of Bird and Mammal Sightings, Eastern Area Cruise 15, June 1967. Date 05 06 07 08 09 Black-footed Albatross 1 1 1 Sooty-Shearwater 6 829 624 501 813 Pink-footed Shearwater 0 142 195 141 148 Shearwater sp. - - 9 22 75 Black Storm Petrel -- - 4 Storm Petrel sp. 2 - 9 - 7 Cormorant sp. - 1 - Brown Pelican - 1 1 1 Western Gull 11 22 16 44 40 Sabine's Gull 5 - - - 2 Rhinoceros Auklet - 2 5 - 2 Long Tailed Jaeger - -- 1 Alcid sp. - - - 3 Shorebird 3 - - Skua - - - Whale sp. - - 1 1 3 Pilot Whale 40 -- 20 Baird Dolphin 16 - - 3 3 Dall Porpoise - 11 - 3 4 Seal sp. - 5 12 3 13 Total Hours 7.1 8.1 7.3 5.8 5.5 Total miles* 90 133 97 66 105 Birds/lin. mile Hummingbird sp. -- - 1 Flycatcher sp. - - 1 Dove sp. - - - 1 * Due to irregular courses and speeds these mileage records should be considered accurate with allowance for 10% error. During this survey the Smithsonian observer was present on the ship on a not-to-interfere basis. Thus the areas surveyed were determined by the objectives of other programs and did not include any areas encompassed by the Eastern Grid. Instead, all operations were within sight of the Channel Islands, and are not considered to be of aid in determining the