(Wedge-tailed Shearwater) 
6 
Gould, 
19UT 
0636 1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater headed N "Defacated 5-10'." "This plus above 
possibly indicating well fed birds on break-up of feeding flock.” 
0643 1 Wedge-tail headed SE 
0647 1 Wedge -tail headed SSW to S 
0702 1 Wedge -tail headed NE 
end of Roger Clapp’s notes 
0604 Small hunting flock of 10+ Wedge-tails 
1417 Small flock 5+ Shearwaters and 30+ Sooty Terns 
1735. Large flock consisting of 200 + 10 Wedge-tails, 20 Terns, 7 Frigate-birds, 1 
adult Red-footed Booby, 9 Imm. Boobies. 
Huge school of lfying fish plus what appears to be larger fish in the water. 
At one spot a dead fish (white belly up) was seen floating just beneath the surface 
in a cloud of blood. There were sharks at this place. 
The wedge-tails were flying (gliding) back and forth in large circles over 
a considerable area. No single birds were seen more than 200 yards from the flock. 
In other words all the birds were incorporated into the one flock and no birds 
were feeding as lone individuals. On two occasions at least sitting flocks were 
observed. There were always on the outside of the feeding flock and no flying fish 
were seen around them. In other words the resting birds sat just outside the 
feeding area. One of these resting flocks has over 6 5 birds at one point. Birds 
would occasionally leave ;this flock and join the feeding birds and conversely 
some feeding birds would leave the feeding flock and join the resting flock. 
Wliile on the water the birds would do preening movements and frequently hold up 
their wings for several seconds at a time. Upon taking off the birds would first raise 
their wings and shake them than with one or two hops into the wind they 
would rise up and join the feeding flock. 
One wedge-tail was seen with a bright red tag extending from the leg under the 
tail (PJG) . 
