Ely, Charles A., 1963-1964
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Charles A. Ely 1963, December 11 20 0715 - Observations began 0728 - Wedgetail 1 Ne 0740 - changed course to 90° 0746 - Dark shearwater 1 S "Flew like Sooty Shearwater--very fast flying easily twice as fast as most birds observed. 800 yards off bow." Warren King 0750 - Wedgetail 1 SW 0800 - Set plankton detail 0810 - Wedgetail - 1 0815 - Pterodroma sp. 1 SW 0816 - Wedgetail 1 S 0820 - Wedgetail 1 NE 0830 - Dark-rumped Petrel 1 0835 - Wedgetail - 1 SW Imm. 0844 - secure plankton detail 0935 - White-necked Petrel 1 SW 0939 - Wedgetail 1 SW 0941 - " 2 SW 1006 - Pterodroma 1 NE 1036 - Masked Booby 1 NE 1038 - Wedgetail 24 circling but not actually Bonin Island Petrel observed feeding flock Dark-rumped Petrel 1 NE White-necked Petrel 1 Red-footed Booby 2