N Ship Direction R.V. JORDAN: EASTROPAC SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Harrington Date 18 Oct Pg.# 1 SPECIMEN or TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0645 0655 0700 Leach's 3 NIE SUNRISE - Begin: course was reversed during night 'cause troubles in engine room. Present position slightly N/E of guadalupe ca 26 miles out. 0704 1/ 1 000 2 dark light, 1 dark 06 11 1 NE light mump dark " 07 11 1 NE 1/2 dark " 11 11 1 NE - light" 15 - 1 Fly. fish 6" 1/2 dark, 1/2 light 22 Leach's 1 NE distant 22 StormPet 1 N Least, west, or semip. 22 peep Sandpiper 1 S - CLOSE OBSERV. 0745 0750 - cetacean ca 8' breaking surface every 30 sec, looks like striped or Baird's Dolphin, not seen well. Travelling north 0830 Doue, mourn. 1 000 F.Fish 1 7' 0836 0842 Tri-colored HEZON 1 E ca. 150' in air 0915 Peep Sandp. 1 cc TO 215° True 0915 945 - kelp (Port) 1016 1045 Puddle Ducks 17 N poor light. 1100 - a few single silvery fish 7-10# jumping stab. bowl. 1117 Jaeger 4p 1 SE - dark 1122 1130 Fly fish ca 8" 1150 close obs. 20 mi from Guadalupe 1150 Sparrow hawk 1 Resume 1212 Q (Photo extachr.) 1215 Fly fish ca 8" 1222 1300 Small whale (ca 15-20') crazy blown showed, small dorsal fin, 8 miles off East Shore of Guadalupe 1320 Close 5 mi off Guadalupe 1500 1515 W. Gull 1 000 open: manuvering 2 miles off G.F. Eastern shore north half 1516 " 1 ad. 18 " 1 Subadult 1530 - close observatone SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66