EAC 24, Hall, September 1967
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NW - changed to West SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Ryle, Delong Chandler 1530- Date 12 Sept. 67 Pg.# 5 Ship Direction SPECIMEN or BAND NO. REMARKS TIME SPECIES # DIR. 1517 BFA 1 SE Passed to rear, and joined two others following. 1517 BFA 2 1529 Sooty Sh. 1 3 hour following 1550 Mounting Dove W.R.S.P. 2 140065 circling ship - Probably bird on mast at 1315, possibly 1 of early morning flocks 1553 Phalarope sp. .H E 1555 Sooty Sh. 1 1559 STORM PET 1 E 1607 JAE.G. SP 1 S 1619 STORM PET 1 E E 1629 BIRD 1 1630 STORM PET 1 E E 1707 PINTAIL? 1 SE CIRCLING SHIP - MALLARD / PINTAIL (NARROW WHITE EDGE INSPECULUM) 1707 BLACK TURNST. 1 EEE calling 1720 TERNS, sp. 3 CE DUCKS PRESENT WEATHER CLEARING RAPIDLY FF 1720 J4866 a SP 7? EEE 3 ALL MILLING ABOUT - DISTANT 3 WHITE BIRDS TERNS OR TERNIC-BIRDS OR SABINES GULL APPEARED TO BE FISH JUMPING POSSIBLY A STERNA/PETR OR TWO PRESENT A LINE HIGA OVER 820 small, flying w/ gulls? ASHOREBIRD? Common/Arctic Very distant - away from sun - shone white against dark clouds - definitely Terns. Not a flock - moving back & forth from high to low - Feeding? - Direct travel. TF 1725 STERNA/ GULL 11 SE 1752 Sterna 1 NW 1755 Sterna? 3 E E 1811 Sterna 7 E 1812 Sterna 2 E 1814 Jauger sp 1 NE 1815 Sterna 4 E 1830 Storm-petrel 1 SE NW Shiart pet 1 E Sterna 7 E 1833 Shear/pet 1 SE 1835 Storm petrel 1 W 1836 Phalarope sp 2 W 1843 Sterna 2 N 1842 1844 Whale spout 1848 Tern/Jaeger 1 SE Distant, 1902 TERNS/GULL 1 E STERNA / SABINES? (STERNA REL. 3) 1904 JAE.G.SP 1 E W 1905 STORM PET 2 N E AT CA 2 MI, 1907 JAE.G. SP 1 E SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66