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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