EAC 19, Rockaway, August-September 1967
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Ship Direction SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Date 21 SEPT 67 Pg.# TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0800-1000 (Leach's) SP 15 [illegible] indus - when stopped grouped up 0900 SOOTY SP 2 -DSW off stern STA 47573 0920 FLYCATCHER 1 -DN,NE in wake 1020 NORTHERN 5 -DE landed aboard then off to SE. (EASTERN KINGBIRD) PHALAROPE 2 -DSW FLYING ABOUT 30-50 ft off water 1120 BLUE FACED 1 -DN ADULT, 10-2 ft off water BOOBY 1125 School of MACKEREL surface feeding 1325 (Leach's) SP 2 -DS School of fish feeding on surface 1335 NORTHERN 1 -DS,SE flew over ship; have heard the same PHALAROPE chirping sound before - but have not seen birds - also heard it at times during night. 1345 BLUE FACED 1 -DS,SE BOOBY 1400 RED FOOTED 1 -DSSE flew over ship; circled 2 times BOOBY 1435 NORTHERN 9 -DNW one group w/5 ; two w/2, STA. 47515 PHALAROPES TEIN?, LEAST? 1 NW-DSW mackerel? feeding; flew circled dove into water about 12 times - circled flew off to SE. 1500 Tern back again feeding. 1500 NORTHERN 2 [illegible] 1 on surface, 1 flying about PHALAROPE (Black SP) 1 (Leach's) 12 61 (Leach's) (Oligodroma) 1535 School of fish surface feeding Tern BLUE FACED 1 -DNW BOOBY 1845 BROWN BOOBY 1 ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON FOREMAST SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66