EAC 35, Washington, February-April 1968
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OBSERVERS: Afternoon flat calm w/ lt many large Natural Slicks Date 24 March 68 Pg.# 1 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E SPECIMEN or Ship Direction TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0515 Whale - 30 ft+ passed under ship. Balaenoptam ssp. - Blue cal 18 ft- femus about 100 ft from Ship when blew - had a prominent recurved dorsal - color Blacks No other color seen. 24.37 C 0555 underway begin cobs. 646 WRSP 2 V ce 0705 15 3 Breakfast. 36 LWRSP IV COO 0930 40 Bird tail & dividing line 0935 Station 1000 WRSP 2 V COE LWRSP 4 V ce 30 off H2O - Together. 1230 on station 52 depart station 1315 50 LWRSP 5 V ce Porpoise 15+3 ca 6 ft. - 2 sizes - one smaller 1400 II 3 V E 23.75 C, stenella sp.? They did spin a couple times. Photographed - (Plus X from 12-22 Feeding Together 22 Porpoise 15+5 distant 24.3 C 24 WRSP IV COOE 30 41 Station 45 GDSP IV COE 47 WRSP 3 V COO 1510 GDSP IV E 24 WRSP 2 V COE 27 Birdsp I V COE 1629 St.Pet. COE 1630 WRSP 3 IV on station SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66