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Noon. 3°25'N - 94°46W
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 19 SEPT 67
Pg. #
Ship
Direction
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0800- [illegible]SP. 10-15 [illegible]
1000 Oceanodroma
1215- Frigate 100±10
1220 Birds
Red-footed
Boobies 50-60
1235 Shearwaters 2? SE
(Wedgetail?) ? SE->NE-N
Stern? 1 SE
(Houbara) SP.
1705 Shearwaters 2
1730 Red-footed 6 SW
Boobies
[illegible]
passed indiv. & groups of 2-3.
feeding flock; most f Great F.B.
a few of the Frigates were
chasing some of the Red footed Boobies
2 groups of Boobies in water 20-30
in each - only a few were flying
about 10-15 Boobies, in light phase.
then landed; underside of wing
white outer part - inner half with
white diagonal stripe
rest of body dark
dark in color - no linoc's - looked like
above through ±200yd off
3½ HRS OBS
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66