EAC 24, Hall, October 1967
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Ship Direction SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Date Oct. 19, 1967 Pg.# 1 TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0717 0735 st. petrel sp 1 E 0830 BFA (2) 0840 Sunrise - begin observations - cloudy, occasional sun for brief periods - wind NWW 25-30knots - sea choppy. Obs. shifted to bridge because of strong winds. Following. One with white underbody, brightest on lower belly - and broad bright white patch at tail, - 2nd bird apparently all dark with some white on upper tail 0910 BFA (2) 0930 BFA (3) 55 BFA (4) 56 Jaeger Sp. 1 OS 1017 Pom Jaeger 1 S 29 IV. Phalanger 1 S 45 Pom Jaeger 1 CEE Same white bird, but dark one now has no white in tail " " " and two all dark birds Following. LE followed only a short time - shall be counted as separate bird - hence not coded as follower STORN - 1 JSP - 2 Pom J. - 5 NPACL - 1 CHUA - 1 10V 1100 Pom Jaeger 1 S 12 25 S/KAU 1 O 33 Pom Jaeger 1 S Ad Davis Following ship cc to South Davis Ad Following Ship Ad Butt Ad - Intermediate phase - long tail feathers 1155 Pom Jaeger 1 E 1258 Jaeger sp 1 CEE dark light belly - prob. intermediate phase Imm or Subadult - Reliability 2 - circled ship several times, then sat on water 1330 Jaeger sp 1 W 1430 Herring Gull 1 CEE cc to W Ent. Ad Together Davis possibly Immature 1520 25 Pom Jaeger? 1 S 36 Pom Jaeger 1 S 1600 P. Phal 1 CE 31 Jaeger SP 1 O 50 Snow/Pet 3 CEE 53 BFA (6) 55 Phalanger sp 1 O Following ship 1701 Herring Gull 1 O Tom AD E-X 1707 Pom Jaeger 1 SW 16 Jaeger sp (3) S CEE Following; all sitting on water together for moment 1750 BFA (3) 1800 STON m PET SP 1 O 1804 W R S P (Leah) 1 CEE SUNSET CLOSED 85 JSP - 6 H Gull - 2 Pom - 3 RPHAL - 1 S/P - 1 PARC SP - 1 STON m - 1 W R S P - 1 SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66