W Ship Direction SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Ril.Pyk-0659- D.Ly 0980- Date Sept. 13,1967 Pg.# 1 TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0659 0659 Dolphin/porpita (1?) E Begin Observations- Low heavy stratus overcast 0715 Storm pet 1 leee Usby clear but dim. sea very smooth 0728 Duck sp 1 SW Barely broke water 2-3 times- Never a good look. Jaeger sp 1 S 0733 BFA (1) 0744 Jaeger sp (1) SE Travelling direct. Pintail/Mallard type 0745 BFA (2) Dark in dim light, but not necessarily dark ph. 0746 Storm petrel (2) leee Following 0751 BFA (4) Distant 2 now following 0807 Storm petrel (1) leee 4 now following 0818 Porpoise (7) Reported by Bridge (3other) 0845 BFA 1 arrived from SW- joined followers, meeting 4 again. 0903 Cowbird-? 1 leee Circled overhead - at least the ornithological vacuum is broken. 0926 Whale - reported by Bridge. 0925: Immature Cowbird. Lauded close by on the ship 0946 Jaeger 1 E Light phase-probably Pomarine 1030 Porgy/gu 1 S Lt.Pl. Rel 2 1032 Wesp 1 S888 1055 1 1 SW 1056 Jaeger 1 S For off. 1658 7 Pomarine Jaeger Rel/o. Molt underway per by ship. Std. Lt.Pl. 1105 Jaeger 1 S Lt.Pl. 1115 1120 Bird sp 1 Cow bird on deck 1126 Shorebird sp 1 C888 Large? 1128 Yam Tomurrelet 2 S Small on water-oven floating log. 1130 Large number of floating logs all over 1132 Jaeger 1 For off. Not clearly small bird. [illegible] SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66