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2000
5
DATE 29 July (767)
Pg.#
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
1400
1410 Bird
1420 Laridae 4 O
1440 Frigate 1 O
1445 frigate 1 O
FF 1450 SootyTern 45 ± 5 Feeding 43
C.Noddy 5
BL.Tern 1
1500 Pearl Tern 2 E
1505 frigate tern 2 1
1513 terns 4 NE
TF 1515 SootyTern 2 NE adults
1520 terns 11 NE
1525 Bridled? Tern 1 NE appeared to have white collar. lighter backs
1534 terns 2 NE
FF 1536 terns 10 220 feeding
FF 1550 [illegible] 3 35 5-me feeding. Small fish at surface.
1555 Sooty Tern 35 ± 5 adults
Sooty Tern 35 ± 5 ST- fluttering close to thruo then dipping bill in
C.Noddy 6 NT- landing in water while
BL.Tern 1 feeding
FF 1555 Sooty? Tern 25 ± 5
FF 1608 Sooty Tern 6
TF 1610 C. Noddy 6 E adults feeding
1615 Frigate 1 O adult male.
MF 1625 Shear-Pet 1 O Probably Great Shear. White underneath
1645 SootyTern 5 O mottled Gray dorsally appeared to have
White nape. Distant.
1700
1730
Resume Obs.
1733 FE 1734 C.Noddy 6 OE % 225°
F 1740 Tern spp 10 ± 2 feeding
F 1750 SootyTern 18 ± 2 appear to be feeding
F 1756 terns (sp) 25 ± 5 adults feeding