180° SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Cross/m Ship Direction Date 2 March 1968 Pg.# 7 SPECIMEN or TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0612 Sunrise, begin obs. Sea rough, rough, rough. sky beautifully overcast. svallo 0626 WRSP 1 S 0628 " 2 0637 " 3 about whales whales 40 +/-10% could only see the blowes, animals lines up in two fronts. getting very bad. 0637 0643 WRSP 1 S 0646 Wedgetail 2 S light ph. 0653 Shear/Pet 1 E all dark - looked like X-mes Is S. 0709 Wedgetail 3 S lt. ph. 0714 Shear/Pet ( N possibily JFP 0720 Leach's SP 1 S 0730 split for breakfast 0745 resume obs 0752 Leach's SP 2 S 0754 JFP 1 W m station. 0800 over oil slicks 1130 skiffing sea very rough. 1230 1235 Leach's SP 1 1240 Wedgetail 1 sk. ph. 1250 Leach's SP 1 collected 1315 Wedgetail ( sk. ph. 1330 JFP ( all collected. 1400 Leach's SP 5- 1410 Red Phalarope 3 -1 cold. 1420 Leach's SP 5- 1 collected, 2 others shift eaten by shark. 1425 JFP 1 1430 Wedgetail ( sk. ph. cc 1445 Leach's SP 5- 2 collected. ccc 1500 " " 7 3 collected. 1530 skiff returns to ship open water 1700 1720 WRSP 1 S 1726 " 1 S 1750 " 2 S 1755 JFP 1 S 1813 sunset SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66