Ship Direction SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Date 27 Aug 47 Pg.# 2 TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0914 ST. PET. SP. 1√ E ———— sort to stolid; just a glimpse 0918 Bird ap. 1√ E ———— St.pet size or slightly larger; rapid alcid-like wingbeats, but not sure it was an alcid. Almost straight line flight w/ little veering. 0943 RED PHAL 1√ Co ———— on its B 0950 ———— 1 BONITA THRON 1040 Storm PET 1√ Co ———— large dark LARGE SCATTERED SCICK 1043 Shear/PET 1√ W ———— 1050 RED P A N L 1√ Ce ———— 1149 BFA 2 W ———— 1 following ship; 1 sitting dart top fast, erratic flight. 1240 WRSP 1 SE ———— 2 were following a shot while ago 1245 BFA -0- W ———— just joined ship; somewhat in under tail 1313 BFA 4 ———— garbage dumped to 22" naturalize" cut 3 number". 2 following ship now Begin porpoise chase (OVER) 1320 1420 [illegible] 1√ E ———— mostly dark: immotile. Appeared superficially like a storm petrel, but flight seemed too steady directional; white rump +/or under tail coverts. 1426 Stormpet. 1√ N ———— C/C 90° (E) 1437 1510 [illegible] (LONG-TAIL?) 1√ ———— adult, black cap, dark from wings to back, white breast, cheeks + neck plainly seen. No elongated tail feathers, but long-tail seems most likely possibility. Was sitting on H2O, as ship approached, it flushed & flew off & settled again on H2O. 1605 BFA 3√ E ———— Has been following ship for 230mi; scavaging on porpoise meat from open loose, fluttery wing beats (OVER) 1637 WRSP 1√ NW ———— 1557 DNSP 1√ CE ———— SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66