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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