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Ship
Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 26 Aug 67
Pg.# 2
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0809 B.F. Alb. 1 √ E followed ship briefly, then appeared to head back toward vessel following us.
0811 [illegible] 1 √ S Shorebird appearing; slightly smaller than storm pet, grey + white; rapid, direct flight ca 30' above H2O.
0811 Beach's pet 2 √ N Rump patch plainly seen; my best sense pastel than storm pet of 0809 sighting.
0813 [illegible] 1 √ W far to pet
[illegible] 1 √ SE small, rapid, direct; appeared like 0811 sight
[illegible] 2 √ NW appeared superficially like small st. pet, but flight was direction not flutter.
0822 WRSP 1 √ CEE
0824 JAE.G.SP 1 √ SE
0825 STORMPET 1 √ O on H2O
0826 WRSP 2 √ O
0827 STORMPET 2 √ CE
0827 SHORTBIRD 1 √ O Sonneroid??
0828 JAE.G.SP & STORMPET 1 √ CE longtailed? It harassing stormpet.
0831 STORMPET 1 √ E
0832 JAE.G.SP 1 √ EE
0835 ACCIO 2 √ E
0841 WRSP 2 √ N cassin's? small dance.
0849 COWBIRD 1 √ CEE
0851 STERNASP 1 √ N con.?
0856 WRSP 1 √ CEE
0905 St. pet. 2 √ - milling
0908 St. pet. 1 √ SE - stop slip to haul in fish
0915 [illegible] 36 U/W Black-foot + inn brown-headed cowbird came and stopped ship.
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66