EAC 5, Shearwater, March 1967
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E SPECIMEN or DIURNAL GRID OBSERVERS: Date 18 MARCH 1967 Pg.# 1 TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0630 BFA 5 Follow. SUNRISE 0635 t6G 1 ad. 0715 St. pet. ( 8 6720 HG 6 new ads. 0730 HG now 8, Tod, imm 0750 GWG 7 imm 0815 Laysan A. 1 0915 HG Follow coll: Lewis Ad 8955 underway after Bird Pic's up 1012 WRSP 1 Leach's - black line seen 1130 No Gulls, 1 BFA Following. water covered with small mer-o-we type 1155 WRSP 2 Selleyfish 1237 HG 1 coa Ad Follown 1242 R. Phalanger 2 Nu 1420 1435 BFA 2, HG ad 2. Sperm Whale? 8 headed N, 33-18 " " 7 more N 123-29 1450 " " 12 more N 31 1455 " " 2 32 1500 33 1507 Critter: Something big, gompy, and alive underwater. 1552 WRSP 1 W 1620 GWG imm Follon 1645 HG 4 ads. 1740 WRSP 1 oop whale - distinct dorsal fin --> , ca. 20' long. 1755 Maybe pilot or something else. Slow roll, no spout. 1815 33-17 12.4-05 Baird's Beaked Whale? To Sam 1825 BFA 1 GWG 1 Im Ad { all followin HG 2 Laysan Albross 2 smooth close observing SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66