Charles A. Ely December 4, 1963 1745 - Wedgetail - 5 1746 - Red-footed Booby - 1 probably same as 1715 1801 - Bonin Petrel 1 NE 1801 - Shearwater / Petrel 1 SN Wedgetail 2 N 1823 - Shearwater 1 SE 1824 - Harcourt's Storm Petrel 1 NE - 20-30 yards off starboard 1824 - Red-footed Booby 1 SW (see later) 1833 - Wedgetail 1 NE 1840 - Red-footed Booby 1 NE 1850 - Secured bird watch. It has been very difficult today to determine the actual number of birds seen. For example from 1 to 3 Albatrosses were near the ship most of the day yet I have no idea how many birds were actually represented. The evening Red-footed Booby records probably all refer to the same bird. It was kept in sight for many minutes at a time. Even the Wedgetails seemed to follow the ship more frequently and more consistently than usual. We wonder whether the presence of the albatrosses might not attract other birds to the fantail area and perhaps encourage them to remain near the ship. The wedgetails were again "immature" birds- contrastingly marked on the back - again we saw both typical wedgetail flight and our so called "practice flights". Most birds flopped more than usual and often with a very light wing tip (almost a flutter). One bird was seen soaring at least 50 ft. above the waterwith albatrosses. No "real adults" observed yet.