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090
SHIP DIRECTION
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date Pg.#
11 Jan. 68
SPECIMEN
OR
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0707
0710 SUNRISE
0715 LWRSP 1 see START OBSERVATIONS,
0722 " 1 see
0723 " 1 see
0725 " 1 seel
0730
0755 LWRSP 1 seee
SCHOOL OF 100+10 DELPHINUS NOTED AND CHASED 10 MINUTES
TRAVELING SW - COLOR PATTERN MUCH LIGHTER THAN INSHORE DELPHINS
WHITE PORSE NOTE ON ALL SEEN NOT WHITE
ALL DELPHINS BROKE CLEAR OR NEARLY SO AS THEY CAME UP AGAIN.
TRACK OF COURSE 0742-3
0800
0828 LWRSP 1 seee BT DROP - UNTIL 0820
0830 " 1 seel
0831 BFA 3 seee
0902 LWRSP 1 seee Following Ship - THREE DARK RUMP
0922 WRSP 1 ee
0928 Leach's ) (D)
0928 WRSP 1 (D) dLS
0943 " 1 (ee)
0950 BFA NOW 4, all w/dark rumps
1000 Leach's 1 (e) dividing line seen
15 CRSP 2 ee
16 " ee
19 " ee
20 " ee
85 Storm Pet 3 (D)
45 " 3 (D)
48 WRSP 1 (D)
58 " 1 see
1107 " 1 seel
1108 " 2 seee
1114 " 2 seee
1117 " 2 seee
1130
1145 WRSP 1 see LARGE SCHOOL OF DELPHIN - TRAVELING EAST
1149 " 1 seel
1229 " 1 N
1242 " 1 ee
1250 " 1 see
1302 ENTERING RAIN SHOWER
1308 Leach's Pet 2 N dLS
1317 " " 1 S "
1326 Sooty Shear 1 SE WHITE UNDERWINGS SEEN, CHUNKY LADY, ETC.
1327 HG 1 ad.
1330 Leach's 1 (D) dLS
1408 DEPART GR.D CLOSE OBS RAINING.
LSP - 3G
BFA - 4th
Storm - 60
SS - 1
HG - 1ad
SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66