EAC 7, Shearwater, April 1967
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E OBSERVERS: Ship Direction Date 23 April 1967 Pg.# 1 SPECIMEN or TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS 0544 SUNRISE, begin observations 0600 s/s/ 1 NW light underwings 0615 sparm Whale - 1 breaching: ca. 3/4 of body 0749 Bird 1 came out of H2O. 0752 P cookii ? 1 close- very white underwing, con-color head; back, distinct "W" pattern, white patches on dorsal surface of wing probably caused by molt. Flight distinctive - a cross tween pterodroma and p. puffinus. 0756 P cookii 1 33-24 125-36/ 0813 " 1 same marks as 0752 except less white on upper wing 0827 R Phal 1 distant, but brilliant white underwing 0836 Pterno. op. 1 0859 Phal. sp. 1 distant; distinct white patches on dorsal surface of primaries 1027 sth. Pterodroma 1 1030 P cookii ? 5 on H2O 1130 change course to 180 1222 B. Phal 1 on H2O 1230 " 1 " " 1304 WRSP 1 1317 BFA 1 1344 WRSP 1 1440 s/s/ 1 W 1450 BFA 1 1512 WSF cull TZL 1600 WRSP 1 on H2O 1615 WRSP P cookii ? 2 3 on H2O 1640 R. Phal. 1 1700 cc ToE . 1705 BFA 1 Following 1827 WRSP 1 following 1830 BFA 1 1850 Phalo, 40, 1 SUNSET; close to. SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66