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Ship Direction
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Woodward
ARGO
Date 31/Jan 1967
Pg.# 2
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
1230 Beach's Type 1 O
1240 Beach's Type 1 6
1245
1335 Beach's Type 1
1348 Beach's Type 1
1352 Beach's Type 1
Whale. Seems to be circling ship, 15-20' away.
Dark gray - no other colors seen. Small
dorsal fin 6-8" high. Blow hole seen
double and pointed posteriorly, at nobs.
v.i.e. two openings close
Together
1400
Blow Hole
Front
57/11' present at 1345
another whale of same species present.
short flippers in front - not blunt
Towing 180° at 5 Kts
Baleoptera ac
1420 Beach's Type 1 O
1429 Storm Pet 1 OS
1439 Storm Pet 1 --
1440 Beach's Type 1 O
1445 Beach's Type 3
1510 Underway -
Black line seen.
1513 Beach's SP 1 O
1525 Beach's SP 5
1526 Beach's Type 1 O
1534 Beach's Type 3
Boltino Seen - on H2O
1542 Beach's Type 1 O
1547 Storm Pet 1 OO
1553 Beach's Type 2 O
1555 Storm Pet 1 --
1558 Beach's Type 1
1604 RT Tropic 1 on H2O
1604 Beach's Type 2 O
1607 Beach's Type 1 Feeding,
1608 Beach's Type 1 O
1611 P. puffins 1 OO
1614 Beach's Type 1 OO
36
1622 B - fac Booby 1 Imm
1622 Beach's Type 1 O
1623 Beach's Type 2 on H2O
1633 Beach's Type O 4 O
B+B-1
L Type 30
Beach's 6
PP 1
Storm 4
RTTB -1
Y3
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66