W - changed to S 0845 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E Ship Direction OBSERVERS: Date 16 Sept. 1967 Pg.# 1 TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0705 0705 Jaeger sp 1 SE 0707 BFA 2 0817 Porpoise 8±3 S 0823 Porpoise 8±3 N Sunrise - begin obs - 3/4 cu - nice sunrise - wind NW - light Following Distant - not [illegible] fully out of water - no response to ship. Could be Delphinus, but no good marks - dorsal fin correct shape and dark. - Nothing riding bow wave now. Same size group - saw as 0817 bunch? - Passed northward directly under bow, but did not stop to ride bow wave - Could see backs only - behaved just like 0817 group - Made good size splash despite coming only partially out of water. Healed directly north away from ship, so couldn't get good side view of dorsal fin. Gad! - what a beautiful day for everything except birds 1045 B.F.A.lb 3 Now following About 12 logs, etc., passed by during the morning. 1230 Sperm whale - 4+ - blew repeatedly then fluked & sounded. 1345 Ye to 90° 1400 Floating log aboard - ca 10-15 / 14. 1405 Erolia melanota 3 SW Perturb Rel 2. (Collection sheet shows collected) 140076 1456 - 10/10 M.o.B. Drill - a / l - [illegible] 1600 PORPOISE ca 200 HEARING NW DISTANT (4-5mi.) 1602 WRSP 1 SE 1712 WRSP 1 CEE Sunset - close obs JSP - 1 Bett spp - 3 WRSP - 2 SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66