noon 13°54'N - 91°35W SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Date 23 SEPT 67 Pg. # Ship Direction TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0720-0800 SPOTTED PORPOISES 15-20 off to NE - under bow - in front of bow WHITE-BELLIED PORPOISE 1 (y) REMORA TYPE FISH - in front of bow PORPOISE 1 UNID. 0740 DUNLIN? SANDERLING? 1 BN BROWN BOOBY 1 BN, NE BLUE FACED BOOBY 5 1 IMMATURE NEWELL'S SHEARWATER 10 BE BLACK LEAST TERNS 2 BE 1100-1130 FRIGATE'S 10 circling; very green water - many dead dead & freshwater plants much dead plankton under "rafts" of debris Delphinidae 2 Wilson's 29 Northern Phalaropes 15-20 in midst of & around "rafts" of BLUE FACED BOOBIES 20-25 debris - on surface 311 on logs that float by - 1-5/log 1430 Sea Snakes 2 Can see land - 1525-1600 BLUE-FACED BOOBY 10 common - few flying BROWN BOOBIES 2 2 immature around & on logs Northern Phalaropes 15 2 small groups flying Porpoises 2 small black - jumping Spotted 2 in front of bow Terns 8 3 species? least ?; 2 - cheebal wings; dusty grey belly w/eye stripe; 5 - too far to IDEN. Grey tipped - dark wing margins 10-20 miles off shore, most of day 3 HRS SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66