Charles A. Ely December 6, 1963 13 flock 1719 - Red-footed Booby 1 N 1719 - Bonin Island Petrel 1 N 1725 - Dark-rumped petrel 1 N on H2O 1840 - Sooty Stern Petrel ? 1 SSE well seen and no white rumps noted. I think this sp. can) 1840 - Storm Petrel sp ? 1 SSE 1847 - Harcourt's Storm Petrel - 2 SEE - sat in H2O off bow. 1853 - Secured bird watch. December 7, 1963 Partly couldy - waves lower but white-capped part of day. Hot and light - moderate winds. Reached grid on 0400, still there 0500. 0650 - began observations 0750 - white-tailed tropicbird - 1 NE 0800 - started plankton sample 0807 - Wedgetail - 1 E 0850 - secured plankton detail 0816 - White-tailed tropicbird - 1 N 0850 - Red-tailed Tropicbird - 2 NE 0943 - Wedgetail - 1 NE 1144 - Harcourt's Storm Petrel - 1 W 1225 - Red-tailed Tropicbird 1 W 1240 - Wedgetail 1 NW 1410 - Red-tailed Tropicbird - 2 SW 1442 - " " " 2 collected (probably some birds).