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Ship
Direction
RU JORDAN EASTROPAC
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Harrington
Date 24 Oct '67
Pg.# 1
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0900
1017
1019 WRSP 2 SE
1020 P.ext. 2 SE
1022 " 2 SW
25 JFP 1 E
27 JFP 2 E
1030 P.ext. 1 SE
1032 WRSP 1 N
1035 WTS 1 SE
1040 P.ext. 1 SE light
1048 LeachP 1 SW
1048 JFP 1
1052 WTS 1 SE Light
1053 " 1 E "
1100
1250
1255 Shear/pet 2 E
1256 BWP 1 N
1305 JFP 2 SE
1307 BWP 2 SE
1310 Wedgetail 1 SE
1310 P.externa 1 SE Light
1315 P.externa 1 E
1313 WRSP 1 S
1317 Leach's 1
1318 JFP 1
1320 BWP 1 SE
1326 Wedget. 1 SE
1326 P.ext. 4 SF dark
1330 Wedgetail 1 E dark
1335 P.ext. 3 E
1337 BJFP 1
resume full speed
1340
1345 P.externa 1 E
1405 Leach's P 1 SE
1410 WTS 1 E
1410 JFP 1 SE
1433 P.externa 1 SE
ON STATION SINCE SUNRISE (0640): 200 P.ext., <10 Phypoleuca, 75 Wedgetails(light), 10 dark
Wedgetail| Common Noddy. All were in vicinity of buoy station where fish and sharks were
very abundant. All birds left when rain came, returned when it left.
5 JFP collected, 4 Wedgetail (dark) call.
begin obs. Raining
close observations for Oceanography & Dr.
resume observations, 5 knots south
Raining
Total birds: 325
Total miles:
Total min: 430
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66