EAC 26, Jordan, October-December 1967
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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