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SI-MNH-958e
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
DATE 13 December
Pg.# 3
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
1150 White-rump Storm Petrel 1
1151 Cassin's Auklet 1 on water, dove as ship approached
1154 Sooty Shearwater 1 SW
1215 " 1 SE
1232 Storm Petrel 1 GGGG white rumped.
1234 Sooty Shearwater 1 S
1240 Pomarine Jaeger 1 S Adult
1248 Spenn Whales 7 (4 in one group,
1250 Sooty Shearwater 1 SSSS Flying around pod of whales.
1300 Gageyer 3 S on Hs 1st. Smooth, all dark.
1301 Alc.b 1
1308 Sooty Shearwater 2
1319 Sooty Shearwater 2
1327 Shorebird spp 1 SE shown white on belly & back. Probably Phealoune
1334 Gageyer 1 S
1342 Sooty Shearwater 2 SSSS No direction
1350-1400 Abandon Ship drill
1400 Sooty Shearwater 2 Keep Patrol with prominent, alone is.
1408 Sooty Shearwater 1 S
1410 Black-footed St. Galapagos 10 ± 1 following ship all albatross darkshore
1415 Her委ing Gull 5 ± 1 both dual birds - probable Pomarine
1425 Fulmar 1 Intermediate phase
1430 Shearwater 1 Slimmed breasty.