Ship Direction N SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Date 25 Oct. 1967 Pg.# 1 TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0722 0723 BFA ④ ce 0735 LONGTARED O. ( ) ce 0740 BFA ⑤ cen 0753 W R S P ( ) ce 0800 PASSERINES ( ) cee 0810 MOURUING P 2 cee 0820 BRAN SAILLOW ( ) ce 0835 U. METALLAHON ( ) ce 0848 W R S P ( ) ce 0930 STORM PET ( ) ce 0937 R B T B ( ) E 0938 GULL SP ( ) ce 1000 FULMAR ( ) ce 1035 PASSERINESP ⑦ ce 1038 MOURUING DOG ( ) ce 1112 BARUSWALLOW ① ce 1115 WHITECROWNEDSP ( ) ce 1140 BFA ③ W 1150 Sooty/SB ( ) NE 1153 Arctic Loon ( ) 1200 BFA ⑦ 1225 BFA ③ 1300 Shearpet Fulmar 2 W 1310 W R S P ( ) ce 1408 beach SP. ( ) lee 1412 Mallard 15 E 1422 Fulmar ( ) W 1425 Fulmar ( ) W 1434 Fulmar ( ) W Jaeger-sp ( ) W Fulmar ( ) W 1540 BFA ⑦ 1630 HerringGull 1 1640 W R S P ( ) lee SUNRISE BEGINS. following arrived from NW followed briefly easter 1LT 1 mottles 3 dh flew about ship landed only once 1 col. R Boudin flying w/ remaining lone landed on deck collector rump not seen imm imman herring/western type dh. probably same as 0826 BIRD ON DECK probably same as passerine at 1035 immature Flew directly over deck - non-br. plum. 2 wh, 1 mottled, 4 dark Following merchant ship heading west across our bow - 3/4 mi. At least 3. Together - Tawny brown (in sun) above, lighter (not white) areas outer half of upper wing surface. Body brown below on one, underwings not seen. Other paler body, light underwings with darker edges. Alternately flapped and glided - Flapping slower than Sooty. Areed a little in wind. About body size, or slightly larger. Close to ship - divided white rump All in brown glumage - blue speedium, white trailing edge of wing long necked dark dark dark travelling with Fulmar - not seen to chase dark Following - 2 wh, 5 dark Following - immature paralleling ship - close - no division in whrump SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66