045 OBSERVERS: Cros sin SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E SPECIMEN or Date 27 March 1963 Pg.# 1 TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS Ship Direction 0622 Sunrise- begin obs. 0650 Wedgetail 1 SW -- lt. ph. 0651 Pom.Taegor 2 SE -- 1 dx ph., 1 lt. ph. 0654 Wedgetail 1 E -- lt. ph. 0655 White-necked 1 SE -- good views- this bird was in full/new plumage Petrel as compared to the molting TFP. 0719 WRSP 1 W 0730 split for breakfast. 0745 resume obs. 0828 RTTIS 1 ed. following ship. TF 0836 WRSP 5 NE traveling flock. 0852 " 1 NW appeared to be lacking big flight, size etc., but rump showed only a tiny amount of white. 0858 Storm Petrel 1 W very fast erratic, all dark storm petrel. sp. leach type, but very little white on rump. all w/ prominent white rumps. 0904 WRSP 1 NE 0943 " 3 NE 1000 on station, cease obs. 1520 off station, begin obs. 1547 WRSP 1 W ad. 1552 Sooty Tern 1 W 1600 on station, cease obs. off station, resume obs. 1750 1753 Sooty Tern 1 NE ad. 1808 RTTB 2 ad's following ship. 1812 WRSP 1 N/E et ph. 1815 wedgetail 1 SW 1820 WRSP 1 W 1828 sunset, cease obs. SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66