North Atlantic
Voyage from Liverpool to Boston. Gulf Stream waters
1911.
Aug. 7
(No 3)
[August 7, 1911]

on the rump & still more certain that the bird was not a Mother Carey's
of any kind.

"Portuguese man o' war"

  No flying fish were seen up to 4 P.M. to-day and there was only a
very little gulf weed although floating sea-weed of a paler, yellowing
cast were rather abundant. What we took to be two "Portuguese
man o' war" were found near at hand sailing on the surface
of the water and glistening like silver in the sunlight.

Shark & Whale seen.
Flying Fish
Mother Cary's Chicken

   During the forenoon Allen, while above in the bows, saw
a small shark near at hand and a whale of moderate
size spouting about half a mile away. Between 5 & 6 P.M.
he saw four Flying Fish and several Mother Carey's Chickens.

Jaeger

   About 7 P.M. as I was standing on the upper deck
watching a glorious sunset I saw a Jaeger which appeared to
[be] wholly sooty colored and of small size looking, indeed,
scarce larger than a Passenger Pigeon. Flying at a height of about
90 or 100 feet and very swiftly, with even, vigorous wing beats
and no intervals of sailing, it came from the northward