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Ship
Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
NON GRID
SPECIMEN
or
LONG BEACH TO PT.ASH
VIA ANACAPA & S.MIGUEL
OBSERVERS:
Date 25 Aug 1967
Pg.# 1
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0850
0855 Phalacrocorax 3√ NW
0858 Red" 100520 1 √
0858 Gull sp. 3√ N
BEGINS OBS. 3 MI. OUT OF PLB. BANDS:
Dark black
On water s milling; at least some
w/ dark black.
One possible adult Herring! Black
wing tips, lighter on mantle; 1 possible
adult western; 1 minute
0901 Phalacrocorax 1√ E
0902 Western gull ?* 2 N
0902 Phalacrocorax 3√ E
dark-backed.
0904 Gull 1√ N
dark imm.
0906 imm. gull 1√
on water
0914 imm. gull 1√ S
0927 imm. gull 1√ W
appeared mostly dark
0934 Gull sp., imm. 7 √
On water; all or mostly dark,
probably western, all took off
momentarily as ship approached;
appeared to be immature, but it was
9-1/4 mi away.
0944 gull 1√ E
Ship speed:
12 kn
C 29/0T
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66