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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
SPECIMEN OR BAND NO.
5 R. - 18/6. Vt. Concepcion
Date 3 Dec 67
Pg.# 1
Ship Direction
TIME SPECIES # DIR. REMARKS
0651 Sunrise Large swells light high overcast
52 W. Gulls H. Gulls Eut. Gulls -30 Following - all identified but no count of each species possible
0704 B. Phel 5 aft/20 in winter plumage
14 Gulls sp 50 same as above
14 sooty shear 1 - 022
0720 Phelimm 2 - S
0722 Chlmar 1 - SW
0730 Porpoise ( Dall - Rel 2) - 20 + 5 Never came to ship. Pushed under when; finally disappeared.
0735 Dall Porpoise 15+5 - not busy into but mostly a study c. 6-8ft q white water with the head as they surfaced.
0747 Phalaropa 1 - SW Possible seals.
0750
0755 New Zeland Bull/ Pale foot shear 1 - S2R Skilker Sea Lion - Bull = large. Head straight sky water - pos of moving. for off.
0800 Pongai Immers 1 - / Red, untwinkle plane.
0810 Phalaroca +5-10 SW
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66