Charles A. Ely December 15, 1963 26 - 1620 - Wedgetail 1 (with albatross) 1845 - Wedgetail (?) - S 1850 - secured bird watch. December 16 Cool with NE winds (about 15 k) moderate seas with few whitecaps partly cloudy. 0720 - dark-rumped petrel ? 1 "100 yards off starboard bow or less. Somewhat smaller and more delicate than typical D. R. P. Flew very lightly with numerous wings beats slightly swiftlike." WK 0738 - White-necked Petrel 1 S Shearwater-Petrel 1 S 0738 - Red-footed Booby 1 0640 - Pterodroma sp. 1 NW 0747 - Red-tailed Tropicbird 1 E 0756 - Shearwater/Petrel 6 NNW 0825 - Red-tailed Tropicbird 1 SE 0852 - Shearwater/Petrel 1 SSE 0906 - White-necked Petrel 1 0925 - Whale sp. 1 E 1000 yards off port 0935 - Red-tailed Tropicbird 1 0951 - White-necked Petrel 1 W 0959 - WHALE sp. 1 W 0959 - Red-tailed Tropicbird 1 1007 - shearwater/petrel 1 WSW 1251 - Red-footed Booby 1 ENE 1415 - Sooty Tern 1