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Ship
Direction
R.V. JORDAN: EASTROPAC
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
SPECIMEN
or
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0630 Weather
0815
0822 wrsp 1
0850 Leach's 1
0900 Storm Roll 1 div. L. seen.
0910 Leach 1 list
0920 " 2 div. L. seen
0930 " 2 both had bl. div. line
0938 " 1 bl. div. Line.
0952 wrsp 1
1000 Small Pterod 1 not well seen }
1806 P. externa 1 joined by 1000}
1030 Leach's 1 black div. line seen
1040 " 1
1047 wrsp 1
1100
STOP for oceanographic station; close observations
weather: wind [email protected]., Sg 81.8 wT 76.9 Barom 14.9; weather Z
cloud type 6, amt 8. Wave Heights at 3/4 sec.; sea surf 26.6°C
Salin 34.57.
Resume observations: course south at 5 1/2 knots
circling subadult: speckling on dorsal wing and
side of breast; bill 1/2 orange, 1/2 black. Called twice.
Resume Full Speed South
1300
1310 RTTB 1
1350
1421 P. externa 1 NW
1427 JFP 1 S
1427 wrsp 1
1430 Leach's
Hare/Wilson 1 seen well, dividing line; molt in primaries
seen with Leach; all dark-white mottling smaller
and blacker, slightly more rapid wingbeats and
less gliding than Leach's.
Rain squall on Horizon E.j.S., W.
1430
1445 Leach's 1 div. Line seen
1505 JFP 1
1530 P. ext. 1
1532 wrsp 1 SW
1535 ship entering squall area
OBSERVERS:
Date 22 Oct '67
Pg.# 1
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66