SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Crossin Date 20 Feb. 1868 Pg.# 2 SPECIMEN or +7 times. Ship Direction S.S.E TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 1145 split for lunch. 1200 resume obs. roughly between 10-20 gulls still periodically following ship. At times the birds land on H2O, at times small groups circle high out front like vultures. 1220 West Gulls two g following flock perching on crossboom own Ad's. follows tail Numbers of followers starting to thin down somewhat. 1250 following gulls now down to 3-4 birds. 1315 some sun breaking thru cloud cover last hr. 1317 Xantur's Murr. 1 E move or less headed in direct flight; 1319 West Gull 1 W 2nd yr. bird. 1400 close obs. 1600 open obs. 1601 West Gull 1 Ce ad. 1602 West or Herring Gull 1 CE 1st yr. bird. 1610 West Gull 1 Ce ad - joins 2 already circling ship 1618 " " 1 CEE " " 3 " " 1620 " " 1 W ad. 1627 " " 1 CE ad, but still showing considerable brown in upper wings; mid-dorsal all grey as in full ads. one or two dark tail feathers. 1628 " " 1 CE 2nd yr. bird? mid-dorsal grey of ad. rest of plumage mottled in dark areas. 1633 Calif. Gull 1 C ad., greenish legs. 1645 split for supper 1705 return from " 1705 Islas San Benitos ahead. 1706 Manx Shear 3 N 1718 " " 1 N 1726 " " 1 W 1727 Calif. Gull 1 N sub-ad - some brown on head + neck. 1728 West. Gulls 4 out from island - 3 ads, 1 2nd yr. bird. 1728 Cormorant Sp. all seen. TF SF 1731 West Gull 7 ad's widely circling SF 1732 West Gull Manx Shear 4 2 on H2O ads' 1734 Manx Shear 1 N SF 1735 Manx Shear 26 on H2O TF 1736 Br. Pelican 12 W to island. 1737 Manx Shear 1 N SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66