EAC 22, Hall, August-September 1967
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Ship Direction SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Date 30Aug, 67 Pg.# 1 TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0700 BFA 3 W - Begin obs boiling ship. 0712 BFA 4 W " 0737 Storm pet 1 W thought 2 Cargls a glimpse of a white lump, but not sure. 0805 Leach's pet 1 E very small lump patch, fast, darting flight. 0815 BFA 7 W all were falling ship a few minutes ago, but 5 are now sitting on H2O together + 26 boiling Single help found. 0858 - 1005 Bird of 1 S " 2 mile off. 1012 Storm pet 1V SE 1015 Shelpet 1V SB 1115 COWBIRD 1V CE 1153 Storm pet 1V E 1300 BFA 4 W - ecting garbage stern 1310 STORM PET 1V W 1345 Storm pet 1 V W - hovering over wake astern ship. 1354 Jaugh ap 1 V S - Lamantate/dark plumage (dark), short, sharply pointed elongate central tail feathers. 1530 - 1544 StormPet 2V 888 1800 BFA 7 V WEE 1845 - DELPHINUS CA 60 RIDING BOW Variations: From largely white dorsals to all dark. Flippers from light to dark, showing white atop of Beak and forward of flukes on dorsal surface = may be bubbles or color aberration due to flow of water. SMALLER OVES (3-4) APPEARED LIGHTER ONLY ABOVE 1944 - SUNSET - CLOSE OBS, SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66