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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 3 April 67
Pg.# 1
Ship Direction
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0605
0610 BF&
1 g
Storm Pet 1 e
0625 R Phalarope 12 ee
0640 WRSP 1 ee
0655 New Zealand 1 lee Shear
0710 R. Phalarope 10 ae
0725 New Zld 2 N
0737 P. leucorpha 1 N ? sitting on H2O
0820 Red phel. 12 dink?
0825 Phal. sp. 2
0845 Small Pterod. 1 IV { distant
0847 " " 1 N }
0952 R. Phalarope 16 on H2O, none red
0906 WRSP 2 OOO
0906 Bird 1 small, circled 60' above H2O for 2 min,
0910 HG 1 then went low.
0917 ad. following
0920 HG Seal sp. 34-51 126-12
1004 Storm Pet 1 cc Now 2 ad.
WRSP
1015 cc to South
1017 WRSP 1 ca
1110 WRSP 2 O
1130 WRSP 1 O
1145-1200 school of Right Whale Dolphin travelling northward.
North - Minimum estimate 1000, maximum 1500 photographed.
1200 WRSP 5 N following Dolphin.
1200 R. Phalarope 20-2 on H2O
1220-25 ca 150 r.w. Dolphin : were feeding when first approached: ca. 125 took off to North,
34-29 25 followed ship for 5 min to south, then
126-22 went north. When surfacing, most of school surfaced at same time. Sizes: Largest 8-10', smallest 5-6'
1230 R. Phal. 19 very red. on H2O
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66