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Ship
Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 14 SEPT 1967
Pg.# 2
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
1604 Sooty Shear 1 S
1620 Storm petrel 1 NE
1635 " " 3 see
1700 Jaeger sp. 2
500ft high - flying N to S, south-flying
shark distance then circling-again, again etc.
Both Lt Phase adults - probable juveniles
by age? Hunting/secretly?
1715 B.E./
Currently 6 following
5 dark-rumped birds
1 light rumped
Very light bird of this Am. Not
Now with us.
1825 Sooty Sh. 1 S
While underwings - Flying very rapidly downwind - short
rapid bursts of wingbeats alternating with glides
arcing up to c.30!
1909 Storm petrel 1 N
1913 Storm petrel 1 E
1920
Close obs sunset.
STORM - 14
BFA - 7
TENNY. - 2
Sp. - 4
Duck - 2
R.BEEL - 3
MD - 1
WASP - 2
SS - 3
OCEI - 1
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66