5.SE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Crossin Date Pg.# 21 Feb. 1968 1 Ship Direction SPECIMEN or TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0730 Begin Obs. 0738 storm Petrel sp. 1 E appeared all dark, but moving right into sun. fast flying 0744 " " 1 E " " " 0747 " " 1 cll this one appeared more brownish dorsally, no white rump patch. 0749 shear-Pet 1 SW way out, white below, contrasting dark - mid-size pterodroma flight appearance. 0754 Pom. Jaeger 1 ~ following ship. 0755 Ring-bill Gull 2 cll ad's. " " 0800 Calif. Gull 1 cn 1st yr. bird. 0801 " " 1 ~ 2nd yr. bird, considerable brown in dorsal plumage. 0803 " " 5 ~ 2 1st yr. birds, 3 2nd yr. birds, all following ship. 0810 Booby Sp. 1 SW white rump, head+neck, darker wings - never saw a blue-faced fly or look like this, I believe Blue-footed. 0817 Larus p 4 W too far out, but size of Calif. west. 0837 Calif Gulls 3 Ql 1st yr birds, joined other ship followers. 0855 cease watch. 0925 open watch. 0931 porpoise 2+ very white posterior portion of dorsalfin some markings on side, but otherwise light, very dark at base of caudal. Ca. 8 long. Prob. Pacific white-sided Dolphin. 0938 west. Gulls 2 Ql - 1 ad, 1 2nd yr. brd. 0942 shearwater Sp. 1 N waddletail size + color (st phase), but fairly far out, same as 0942, dso far out. 1002 Frigate 1 Ql ad. Q. 1017 shearwater 1 W circling far out - 3/3 1st yr. birds. 1036 Larus so 9 cll Field# 105081 1st yr. bird. 1130 west. Gull 1 Ql cease obs. 1230 begin obs. 1232 S/Sb 1 NW underwings fairly dark, probably slender-bill. 1242 bands + patches of dark brown water, not in any particular band or pattern, but distributed over wide area. 1300 1600 begin station & test gear - cease obs. CF 1602 Calif. Gulls west. Gulls Larus so. 3 ad. circling flock 1 ad. 4 ad. 1st yr. birds 1612 Turtle (ca. Lacerta) swimming outwardly appeared to be hurt. SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66