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Ship
Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 2 Sept. '67
Pg.# 1
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0453
0453
0715 BFA 1 W
0715 BFA 2 W
0740 Storm Pet 1 W -6arts pet.
0814 WRSP 2 N Chasing each other
0832 Storm Pet 1 N little or no white rump patch; had ample opportunity to see a conspicuous one.
0834 " " 1 S
0835 " " 1 N possibly same bird as 0832 sighting.
0841 Storm Pet 1 NW
0845 Storm Pet 2 SE followed ship briefly; watch spotted other first + 2 sec one momentarily.
0850 Jaegu sp. 1 SE mostly dark brown in buff-yellow breast; no storm pet tail feathers; relatively indistinct cap.
0910 Palseerim 1 @ Briefly stayed on ship.
0926 Storm Pet 1 W past, directional flight.
0939 DRSP 1 @ tail seemed longer than the typical WRSP; noted no deep forked tail. Size ca. = WRSP.
1018 WRSP 1 S N
1125 " 1 S N
1143 STORM PET 1 C C E
1150 WRSP 1 C C E
1153 Storm Pet 1 N
1159 " " 1 C C E
1208 " " 1 C C E
1231 WRSP 1 C C E
1246 " 1 C C E
1253 " 1 C C E
1303 " 2 C C E
1305 Storm Pet 1 N
1312 WRSP 1 C C E
1315 Storm Pet 1 C C E
1320 WRSP 3 C C E
following [1225 SKIFFIN]
Note - 10 Storm Petrel collected 1240 to 1405 hours. No. (140047 to 140056).
1 seen skiff
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66