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noon 25°51'S - 95°09'W
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 16 SEPT 67
Pg. #
Ship Direction
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0800 Frigate B. 1
0915 Wedgetail? Shearwater 1 DS Rel 3
1410 (Hornby's) 2 Storm Petrel
1600 (Hornby's SP.) 1 Storm Petrel
1630 (Leach's SP.) 10 Oceanodroma (6)
Hovering 5-10' over water - as if watching
school of fish.
Flying in small circles - one dipping
bill in water then flying a few yards
dipping bill etc 6 or 7 times
dipping bill as above - "walked" on
surface -
above flying randomly about surface.
2 HR 0.35
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66