S Ship Direction R.V. JORDAN: EASTROPAC SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E SPECIMEN or OBSERVERS: Harrington Date 19 October Pg.# 1 TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0654 0725 0745 0803 Leach Pet 1 SE 0817 1 SE 0828 Cook Pet? 1 SE not seen well(distant) - appeared very light, uniform dark color 0832 Leach Pet 1 SE 0835 Harcourt Pet 1 0835 Storm Pet 1 distant. 0920 Leach's P. 5 1006 1 1015 2 1027 1045 Leach P 5 1100 1200 1223 Leach P? 1 SE 1240 Storm Pet? 1 SW 1248 P. cookii 1 1316 WRSP 2 1327 Leach's? 1 SE 1331 Storm Pet 2 SE 1347 Pom. Jaeger 1 SE 1400 1430 P. cookii 1 Leach's 1 3 1447 Leach's 1 1510 WRSP 5 1528 1 1540 Storm Pet? 1 1542 Leach's 1 SE 1613 1 SE 1615 1710 1712 WRSP 1 SE 1715 Leach's 1 SE 1723 " 2 SKY 100% clear; wind NW 12 KNTS; sea 1, Swell SE 6', mom full, Barom 30.00 (=1015) SUNRISE, BEGIN OBS. Close observations resume ½ dark rump " " well seen: flight like beach, no black divid. Line, broad white rump, slightly notched tail. Feet not extending sitting on H2O, all dark rump very white rump, deep fork tail, dividing line seen a few small fish (Coast#) jumping. Looked like tuna on H2O; 2 w/light rump, 3 w/dark CLOSE OBSERVATIONS Resume " light rump Booted small, very pronounced large white rump. Flight was almost swift or swallow-like. Wings appeared narrow. NOT A GOOD LOOK - poor light 100 yards well seen, sitting on H2O, flushed to SE. Stiff wingbeats dark rump. distant light phase weather: same as this AM. Wind 9 knots NW Sky 30% thin stratus. Barom. 29.9 on H2O, fairly well seen. on H2O, black div. line seen " distant black dividing line seen. small white rump close obs. Resume " dividing line seen white rump, black dividing line seen, molt? in primaries. SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66