EAC 26, Jordan, October-December 1967
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Ship Direction RU JORDAN: EASTROPAC SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Date 23 Oct '67 Pg.# 2 TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 1000 1008 1010 FF BWP Soot Tem WTS WTS JFP Phypol. Porpoise WRS P Jaeger sp 1020 1025 1028 0320 1120 FF Pintail 25 1030 (Weather) 1230 1231 FF JFP P.extema 1 5 1235 Shear/pel 8 1250 WRS P 1 1256 Harcourt's 1 1304 WRS P 1 1305 1308 1RSP 1 1315 JFP 2 1315 (WRS P 2 1320 1332 Wedg.tail 1 1332 Harcourt 1 rain squalls to sw ½ E adults light dust S. qualmani ? BAH 10/23/67 Stevella longirostris 01/10/68 checked ref. BAH all black, triangular dorsal fin, Long snout, steep forehead. Flukes & curved up while in air. Ca 6' long light phase div line seen Station STOP, close obs landed 150 yards from the ship. wind 09@08 Dry 82.5 wet 76.5 Barom 135 Weather ! old typ 6 ant 6 wave 02-04 heat 27.4 resume dr, 5 knots south AT edge of rain squall Very well seen; shallow- arched tail, feel not extending. No black div. line. Resume full speed. The 25 pintail just flew by headed South. Watched them for 5 minutes. Were in a line formation and slowly gaining level during this period; very little deviation from course. When last seen they were estimated to be at ≈ 1000' and climbing slowly. SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66