SI-MNH-958e 7-28-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E 1966 DATE 15 DECEMBER Pg.# 1 af rtime species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0643 begin Obs. 0650 St.Fth.Albatross 2 - Following - searching 0657 Shearwater 1 0700 Gull sp. 5 0712 Gull sp. 89 0712 Gull sp. 7 0745 Small Procelli 1 0751 Fulmar 1 0754 Small Shearwater 1 0800 St.Fth.Albatross 5 0820 Shearwater 1 0827 Phalarope 2 SE 0821 Fulmar 1 on 420 0845 Fulmar 4 0930 1040 gaezer sp. 1 1100 1122 Phalarope 2 W 1130 1150 Fulmar 1 dark 1154 No Phalarope 1 on Ho 4 1200 1201 Moots 21 1215 1228 Herring?Gull 1 or Cld.gilt 1245 Phalarope 12 1252 Bird sp. 1 1305 Gull sp. 2 sitting Ship still searching for sailor who was lost overboard last night are with another ship, in mend search - 1 dark phase at least 1 ad + 1 atyr. column too far out all separate, not a flock - in area (typles above 5) on water joined 7 gull on water pity Fulman dark phase small capped stiff wing faults, few arcs and there never very deep. Some sidesier surging - color not visible 1 behind ship, 1 behind another, 4 slate Danother small, dumpy, flying like Howell's Phtalope's Poor light, correct + tell color pattern from pattern 3 dark phase, light phase searching ≤ 10 birds what so ever around Sevent has been abandoned; ship course 260° change course 6080° Porp regulated 15±5 on water change course to 260° on water on kelp mat - both immature plumage