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Q 90
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Ship
Direction
Date Pg.#
11 March 63 /
SPECIMEN
or
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0618 begin ds underway
0700
0730 ST Pet 1 @ Breakfast
0915 LWTs 1 Sles Behind ship observed by Pro-Theradiom
PF 0954 Sooty Tern 4 d/s All Ad Feeding
FairyTern 3 cece
1008 shearpet CollaredPet 1 @/AV White underneath
dark head, black sidelburns, grey backs
heavy black border on underwings.
1030 close-on station
1244 open Report Station
1345 Barn Pufed 1 @ good looks. very pecular flight
Pet. 1448 W.BSP 1 cece looked like Broad New Plunger - No Brown all
Black, bill rather long, size - smaller than 140ft.
JFP, had underwing pattern lik. BTP from drone
1600 close deep station
from side ca30 ft. Wind
very rapid return down wind
between the two arrows several rapid wing beats then tilted upon side and went down wind.
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66