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Ship Direction
2/V. Jordan
EASTROPAC 50
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 24 Nov 1967
Pg.# 1
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0715
FF 0735 Sooty Tern
Wedgetail 50
" 300
Fairy Tern 2
Pomarine J 3
0740
0800
0905 Leach's 1
0810
0825 Leach's 1
0829 WRS P 3
0832 Wedgetail 1
0846 Kermadec Pet 1
0852 Red- Dot B. 1
0900 Wedgetail 1
0907 Leach's 1
0907 O. tethys 1
0915 B-face Booby 1
0920 Wedgetail 1
0931 WRS P 1
0948 Wedgetail 2
0948 Leach's 1
0955 WRS P 1
0956 Pomarine J 2
1000
1014
1015 Leach's 1
1255
1305
1330 Wedgetail 1
1337 " 1
1408 WRS P 1
1430 Wedgetail 1
1500 Leach's 1
1505 Storm Pet 6
1506 O. tethys 1
155 Wedgetail 1
1815 " 1
Begin observations
303 imm, rested.
light (3750 w/ primary molt)
dark
stopped ship for good look: No streamers.
Very distinct targets showed on both vertical and horizontal sonar. Nothing seen at surface.
light
rescure dls
Dls
large finback or Blue whale: head large ca. 50' feet long
Almost no flying fish
This Am
light
dark
adult light phase
light.
dls
subadult
light
light
Now a few flying fish
Manta Ray
Stop for oceanography str: close observations
Resume course and observations
Skipjack jumping 1/4-1/2 mile starboard side
light
feeding
in rain, light ph.
dls
on 4.0
light molt in rain
dark
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66