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Ship
Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 25 SEPT 63
Pg.# 2
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
C 1327 Stormpet 1 √ N — 40°
C 1332 Wasp 1 √ EE — 1 col., delay - shift
C 1340 Wasp 2 √ QQ — 1 partly unsp col ship following 1 wasps.
C 1350 Stormpet 1 √ Q — coll delay shift bleed
1351 " " 1 √ N
1400
C 1406 Wasp 1 √ CO — 1 porpoise surfaced once off Bithia
— ID ? ?
— 1 coll. strike
1414 Storm pet. 1 √ W N
1414 " " 1 √ NW — $E
C 1419 R. Philal. 1 √ Q — col - shift. -140046
1422 Wasp 1 √ E — spotted from ship.
1452 Storm pet 1 √ Q —
1525 " " 1 √ QQ — Dolphin - ca 60. - chined with shift.
1530 Stormpet 1 √ Q —
1537 Stormpet 1 √ Q —
1540 Wasp 1 √ N — → N
1543 Storm pet 1 √ W — no conspicuous white rump patch seen; good opportunity to see one.
1550 Storm Pet 1 √ W —
1557 " " 1 √ E —
1602 " " 1 √ Q — being chased by shift (men in).
1607 Storm pet 3, 2 √ E — 1 on H₂O + 1 @ w.
1615 Peep 2 √ CO — close to freeboard - shift out →
1450 BFA 3 √ W — balling ship
1655 Bird 2 √ Q — watch on other side of ship reported "2 small birds" probably storm petrels.
— 4 sitting; 1 following.
1734 BFA 5 √ S —
1742 Storm Pet 1 √ CO —
1805 " " 1 √ CC —
1815 " " 2 √ CC —
1830
1850 SHEAR. SP 1 √ S —
— PORP - 5 + DELPH. ?? DIST. not jump
— N.Z. / PINK FOOT - 1C LARGE, WHITE BEAKS
— (DISTANT INSON)
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66