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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
SPECIMEN
or
310° 8 knots
Date
22 Jan 65
Pg.#
4
OBSERVERS:
Ridgely
Tyson
Ship Direction
NW
W
N
NE
SW
E
SE
S
TIME
SPECIES
#
DIR.
BAND NO.
REMARKS
1554
Brown B
1
S
crossed out total
1555
Black STP
1
N
1558
Galap STP
1
E
1600
Frig
1
circling
1602
Blue foot b
1
S
high
1602
Frig
1
circling
1602
Galap STP
1
NE
1605
Frig
1
circling
1608
Brown B
4
S
circling
1608
Frig
1
circling
1609
Blue foot b
1
E
high
1605
Frig
1
feeding, low
1611
Galap STP
1
E
now very heavy overcast + dark, but no
rain in sight as of yet
1618
Blue foot b
1
S
high
1621
Brown B
5
SW
wind picking up fast out of SW spin (now 8 knots)
1623
Frig
1
circling
1627
Blue foot b
12
feeding; dive from high (like Gannet) yet at angle
among above boobies
1628
mantaray
1
1629
Blue foot b
2
S
1629
Brown B
4
S
1632
Frig
1
1634
Blue foot b
1
SW
low
1636
Black STP
1
S
1639
Brown B
4
circling
1641
Frig
2
1646
Brown B
4
S
1649
pelican
3
SW
2 ad 1 imm
1655
Galap STP
1
NE
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66