SI-MNH-958e 7-28-64 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG — E DATE 17 DECEMBER Pg.# 1 ship direction 016 0710 HerringGull 1 South on water 180 0727 Gannet? 1 on H2O - Diviving Quil a few small light cannel colored 190 0738 Gull sp. 1 N - Large Solly fish floating past ship 180 0747 Whales - at least 5 heading E ca 25-30' did not flow-moving just below surface without breaching surface except for tips or dorsal fin in air 270 0751 Herring Gull 2 follow ships - 1 od, 1 styr Gull sp. 1 360 0815 Red-gill/ Tropicbird 1 W - on water #4d - Bnyhard bill, black wing tips dorsally, long white central tail Scath?, much black on body - flew one like white - tail then red-tail - Sleek headed fox back, white rings around blew our Riffleflight then sat again 360 0828 Loach's Storm Petrel? 2 on H2O 1 11 - 360 0830 Gull sp. 1 - darkont 360 0952 HerringGull 1 - follow ships sun H2 O 360 0836 Fulmar 1 - Solated strip flash wings - dart plane 135 0839 Herring gull 1 od. - now two following ships 135 0845 Herring gull 3 1 od 2 1 yr - now five following ship 135 0852 135 0900 Gull 1 W - sodet Herring Gull saw behind ship feeding gull in rear - dropped in slow abbreviated spiral & pick smally off/cape "contact clipping" then continued on - 135 0903 Whales? 1 0915 315 0925 - only 1 adult Herring Gull now following ship