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180°
Ship Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Crossin
Date 5 March 1968
Pg.# 1
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
SPECIMEN
or
0608 sunrise - begin Obs. sky clear, ocean fairly
calm, ground swell.
0609 WRSP 1 E
0631 Phalarope sp. 1 N
0716 WRSP 1 E
0720 running E-W
0730 distinct current line, marked by discoloration
at 4:20 - band 60-100 yds wide.
0740 split for breakfast.
return to watch.
0743 Red Phalarope 1 W
on station til 1600
0800
1230 skiff in over oil slick
1231 Leach's SF 1 cw
collected
c 1250 " " 1 ".
c 1320 " " 1 ".
c 1430 " " 1 ".
c 1445 " " 1 ".
c 1510 " " 1 ".
about slick
1520 " " 2
skiff out
1570
begin ship Obs.
way out.
1645
1732 Tropbird sp. 1 NW
sunset.
1802 WRSP 1 N
1815
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66