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Charles A. Ely
December 13, 1965
23
0715 - began observations
0725 - wedgetail 1 NE paralleling ship Imm.
0806 - " 1 NE joined above bird
0902 - dark-rumped petrel 1 W
0925 - Wedgetail 3
Pterodroma 1
0930 - Wedgetail 8 following ship
1010 - Wedgetail 1 NE
1042 - Bonin Island Petrel 1
1117 - Wedgetail 10+
Bonin Is. Petrel 4
Brown Booby 1
1130 - change course to 088.
1140 - Wedgetail 1 E
1145 - " 2
1145 - Red-footed Booby 1
1204 - Wedgetail 1 W
1205 - Red-footed Booby 1 NE
1404 - Petrel/Shearwater 2 E
1405 - Wedgetail 1 NW
1436 - " 1 SE
1437 - large Pterodroma 1 SW
1452 - Wedgetail 1 W
1503 - Masked Booby 1 around ship
1518 - Wedge tail - 15 W
1550 - " 2 E
1710 - " 1 - 1830. Crew idet Wedgetail near ship and of grid about sunset.