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W
Ship
Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 18 Sept 67
Pg.# 1
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0655
0658 Sooty Sh. 1 5
0713 Sooty Sh. 1 SW
0719 BFA 1 5W
0744 Sooty Sh 1 2 5W
0810 Sooty Sh 2 2 SW
0821 " 1 1
0824 " 1 2
0834 Storm petal 1 leee
0840 Wh.rump
0853 Sooty sh. 1 5W
1138 Pink-H sh. 1 5
1140 BFA 2
1313 Sooty Sh. 1 SW
1430 " 1 SW
1650 NEWZEAL 1 CEE
1650 BFA 3 CEE
0655 SHEWASP 1 SW
0656 SOOTY SH. 1 SW
1700 TERN SP 4 CEE
1712 " 1 5 S
1804 Sooty Sh. 1 5
1815 11 1 5
1828 11 1 5
1910 Storm Pet 1 SW
1911 Sooty Shun 1 SW
1925
Begin Obs.- heading into strong NW wind- obs. hampered.
Arcing to 30' in strong wind... No wing flaps in 30 seconds
of obs.
Following
Birds passing on starboard side and across bow -
Could be actually heading S and diverted by ship to SW.
But still going SW as long as can be followed on port
side.
Rel. 2
Following
CLOSE TO SHIP "W"- Back pattern arcing
dist, glimpsed probably Sooty
arcing to 50'
no dir. dressing around in one spot, prob. arctic
part. met 1700 Birds
Arcing high,
arc by Left
no arcing
SS - Close obs.
SS-19
WNSP - 1
Pan - 1
V2 - 1
SA SP - 1
TERN - 9
STORM - 133V
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66