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Ship
Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Delany
Date 27 76 Sep t
Pg.# 1
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0657
0715 Storm Pet. 1 SHT - 5R
0720
0725 RSTB 1
0740 Muddled
Petrel 1 SSS Very thin - no landing attempts.
0812
0830 Storm Pet. 1 SSS Delphinus - ca 35±7. - First.
0915
0945 BFA 1 - No BFA's since Sun Rise
First bird appeared
1015
1020 Birds ?
1040 Storm Pet. 1 SSS Appeared to be fairly small birds, flying near
surface water and suddenly disappeared - possible
flying fish or phalarope.
1052
1101 Storm Pet. 1 SHT first floating kelp - Nereocystis - will decompose.
Flying over small slick.
1110 Bird no. 1
1915
1920 LRS P 1 SSS
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66