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Ship
Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 17 Sept
Pg.# 2
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
1120 Sooty Shear 1 SE
1121 WRSP 2 WSW
1126 Shoveler 1 SW
1128 Dolphin ca 10 N.
1132
1137 RBTB 1
1140 M.Dove. 1
1218 RBTB 1
1330 Red Phalarope 1 SSW
1331 " " 1 SSW
1339
1440 WRSP 1 N
1444 WRSP 1 N
1502 Erolin mel. 1 SE
1520 Whale 1
1630
1630 WNSP 1 SE
1632 BIRD 1 SE
1645 REDPHAL 1 SE
1653
1714 WNSP 1 SE
1734 SOOTY SHEAR 1 S
1738 BFA 1 SSE
1750
1900 PAR. TAE.G. 1 S
1906 PECT. SLOPPER 1 SSE 140076
1908
SS-2
WASP-6-
Stonn-1-+3
RBTB-2-
MD-1-
RPBE-3
PECT-5-2-
ASTRO-1-+1
PHAJ.-1
Calling - Single note, broken once or twice
in the middle, but not broken enough to be
different syllables.
Spotted twice - Long back broke surface once,
but no flukes seen - spout broad, misty, without
central core.
2 whales like above close 8-400 yds
HUMPY AET 2
dist.
sitting on log next to driftwood
red on rump
WHALE DIST. BLOWS LINE 1630 OAS.
astern
Change course to S. heading
LT PHAD.
circling ship, 1 call above loblolly - shown
SUNSET CLOSE OBS.
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66