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Charles A. Ely
December 14, 1963
24
Strong wind from NE - 15+ knots most of day. Mostly cloudy but warm.
few whitecaps.
0645 - started observations.
0720 - Red-footed Booby - 1 NW about 10 mi. N Johnston
0723 - " " 1 nw
0724 - Booby sp. 6 NW
0725 - Red-footed Booby 1 NW
" " " 4 NW Probably morning disperse of
0726 - " " 1 NW Johnston Island birds to feeding
0728 - " " 2 NW areas. ?? is this dispersal
0729 - " " 4 NW radial an did all Johnson Is.
0730 - " " 1 NW birds fly this direction???
0731 " " 2 NW
0738 - " " 1 NW
0745 - " " 1 NW
0746 - " " 7 NW
0748 - " " 1 NW
0752 - " " 7 NW
0802 - " " 1 NW
0806 - unidentified seabird 1 NW
0806 - Booby ? 4 NW
0807 - frigate 1 ~
0810 - boobies ? 2 NW
0813 - frigate 1
boobies (sp.) 5
0814 - Booby (sp.) 1