EAC 26, Jordan, October-December 1967
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047 R/V JORDAN : EASTROPAC 50 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E SPECIMEN OR TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0612 -- -- -- -- SUNRISE, begin observations 0630 Blue-faceBaby 1 -- -- SA following, molt in primaries 0647 Puffinus put 1 -- -- 0658 Wedgetail 1 NE -- light phase 0708 Sooty Shear 1 SE -- quite sure d.i.d. 0725 Shear/Pet 1 NE -- CLOSE OBSERV. 0730 -- -- -- -- resume " 0750 -- -- -- -- sea turtle 0807 Blue-face B. 1 -- -- SA following, almost adult plumage. Dove i caught a flying fish. molt in block. 0850 Sooty T 2 NE ad Just before diving each time it gave a squawk 0855 -- -- -- -- whale I - tall, thin blow: like humpback/Finback 0925 Leach's 1 N -- ad: low to water, travelling 0928 Sooty T 2 NE -- 0938 Leach's Pt 3 NE -- WRS P 1 NE -- WRS P 1 -- -- 1007 -- -- -- -- 1030 -- -- -- -- 1320 -- -- -- -- stop for oceanography station, close observations. 1330 Blue foot Booby 2 SE -- resume observations, 5 knots NE 1335 -- -- -- -- resume full speed 1358 WRS P 1 -- -- 1400 Sooty Tem 2 E -- Ad. low to H2O, travelling 1425 WRS P 2 -- -- over small natural slick 1535 -- 1 -- -- 1550 -- -- -- -- stop for oceanography station: close obs. 1720 Barn Swallow 1 -- -- landed on radio antenna; apparently an immature judging by short outer tail feathers 1739 -- -- -- -- Sunset, still on station. Total hours: 6-40 min SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66