SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Date 17 March 68 Pg.# 1 Ship Direction TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0514 Sunrise 0535 begin obs. 54 WBSP Swallowtailed 0600 Petrel IV co Followed ship momentarily. Seen by crew 0655 IV co Porpoise . 46 ± 10 Photographed. Did not spin Rdolphinus or Stenella will wait for photos. 0705 Sea water Temp 0720 About 10 Turtles nearby Ball 23.3 c 0815 Breakfast. St Pet, ee 0911 LWRSP IV cel distt 48 Booby SP IV cel 51 StPet IV cel 10/9 " " IV coe IV ce 1046 Porpoise - Dolphins - Photographed > 23.5 C on Tursiops 45-50 sea water one Animal to about 1105 RF3 IV co 10 ft.- others smaller. 1110 Mel of - S.S. websterii 1150 3 Lunch 1156 Swallowtailed IV coe 1203 Frigatebird IV ce Imm Ritual IV ce Gray Plunger 12 1/8 IV ce 20 WBSP IV ce Porpoise 250 ± 50 Not spinning 22 RPhel IV ce some follen, on side large heavy birded. off H2O 25 Boobygull IV ce 21.9 c 31 WBSP IV coe over Porpoise 35 G SP IV ce 40 STGull 3V coe 54 RPhel IV a on H2O 57 " " 5V a on slicks 87 WBSP 4V ce on slicks 13/5 Porpoise 20 + distct 21.5 c 30 ST Gull 4V co 33 RPhel 10±2 co on H2O 40 " " 44 GSP 3V coe 50 Porpoise 40 ± 5 not spinning 21.2 c Porpoise 150 ± 25 " " all jumping together 1400 Acl off H2O 21.2 c 01 R-BTB B.tace/B IV coe NE SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66