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R. Claim 
1964 
Oct. 3 Three days out of Oahu -Gilbert - Marshalls 
q ,J SW ? irds (l4 9) seen. Very probable Pale-footed 
Shearwaters seen and a somewhat shaky Slender- 
billed Shearwater. Movie : Maniac - gaaah. 
Wedge tail numbers continued to decrease’with 
44 birds seen today with 30 ( g) 0 f these seen 
ldoc £* ln this . f , lock Wedgetails associated 
with Sooty Tern, "Bonin" Petrel, Pale-footed 
Shearwater, Common Noddy, and White-necked Petrel. 
At 1659 a bird flew across the bow of the 
ohip which may have been a ‘■’lender— bilD ed 
Shearwater. Its flight reminded me of the Sooty 
Shearwater but the underwings were seen well and i 
were _ much too dark for the bird to have been that 
species. The bird was all dark, with a dark bill 
and appeared smaller than' a Sooty Shearwater. i 
Bimon Amerson, who also observed the bird, was 
adamant tnat it was not a Christmas Island 
Shearwater or a Wedgetail. However, 'the foot 
color was not observed. The" sun 1 was not shining 
at the time. The only birds it could have been° 
are these two species . ■ - 
A single Newell's Shearwater was seen flying 
SSE by Amerman and Wislocki. 
12 Sooty Shearwater were seen today, none of 
which were in flocks. 
Oct. 4 Four days out of Oahu - Gilbert - Marshalls 
Fantastic increase in bird numbers caused by 
large flocks of Sooty Chear T water. 975 of this 
species were seen. Two more pale-footed Shear- 
waters were seen and 2 very probable Peale's 
Petrels. 
Wedhetail numbers showed a slight increase to 
62 individuals. 25 ( %) were found in a flock' 
mixed with Sooty Tern, White-necked Petrel, and 
a single Fairy Tern* 
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