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OS
Ship Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Crossin
Date 28 March 1968
Pg.# 1
SPECIMEN
or
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0612 sunrise
0655 begin obs.
sky partly cloudy
sea 1/2-2' swells
0730 split for breakfast good viewing, but
0740 resume obs. nothing to view.
0751 Wedgetail 1 NE dark ph.
0830 Leach's Sm 1 W good views
0920 Wedgetail 1 W dark ph.
0940 Frigate 1 SW ad J
0952 Wedgetail 1 SW dk. ph.
1000 on station, cease obs.
1330 resume obs.
1345 Manx Shear 1 NE no rump patches, slight brownish cast to upper
1423 Wedgetail 1 SW plumage.
1440 " 1 E dk ph.
light ph.
FF 1505 Sooty Tern 42 ads'
Wedgetail 4 dk. ph.} over jumping tuna.
on station, cease obs.
1600
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66