EAC 5, Shearwater, March 1967
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SHIP Direction E SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Date Pg.# 20 March 1967 1 SPECIMEN or TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0614 SUNRISE 0615 Begin observations 0655 HG 2 adult. 0658 HG Now 4 ad. 0700 swarms of small man-o-war type jellyfish all over. about one/sq. 2 feet. seal- looked big for seal; sealion up? 0730 ON H₂O following. 32-24 122-05 0745 R. Phalarope 4 0745 BFA 1 0815 WRSP 1 0915 " 6 0920 " 1 0920 R. Phil. 3 0924 " 1 0941 Storm pet 3 0954 WRSP 1 1029 R. Phalarope 2 NE 1120 HG 1 1120 BFA 1145 R. Phil 21 now 2 follow on H₂O - flew E 1146 " 16 1151 WRSP 2 1215 Sealion 1 32-18 121-05 1230 C & To South 1245 1256 R. Phalarope 4 Elephant Seal observed closely while (32-11 stopped for BT 121-02) up high 200 ft. Sealion, 2 headed N. One had prominent forehead of other did not. both had visable ears. - 31-5-9 light brown - possibly a fulmar, but didn't fly so 121-02 didn't see white rumps 1345 1442 WRSP 1 1503 Shear/Pet 1 1510 St. pet 2 1512 WRSP 2 1523 " 1 1530 " 1 1622 R. Phils. 1 1640 " 4 1648 " 65±10 1651 " 1 1655 " 3 high SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66