Charles A. Ely 
December 9# 19&5 
18 
1256 - White-necked Petrel 1 E 
Wedgetsil ? 
1 E 
14^8 - Red-footed Booby- 
1506 - Masked Booby- 
1525 - Kermadee Petrel 
1 SW 
1 SE 
1 E (immature) 
1545 - White-necked Petrel 1 E 
1545 - Bonin Island Petrel 1 SE 
1744 - Red-tailed Tropiebird - 1 
1801 - 
H 
1 
SW off H 2 0 
1859 - Harcourt ’ s Storm Petrel 1 
1900 - Wedgetail - 2 w 
1901 - Dark Shearwater 1 W - "Medium to small dark shearwater — 
typical shearwater flight, several wick flaps and long glide, often 
with hi# scale - above horizon. Seemed smaller than Sooty Shearwater - 
light was bad - 300 yards off bow.” Warren King 
1907 - Wedgetail - 3 
Wedgetail ? - 1 thinner dark edges on wing. 
1912 - Storm Petrel sp. - 1 SE 
1925 - Bird watch secured. 
December 10 
Gooloer with strong northwest wind (to 25 k), deep swells (to 15 ft.) 
with several showers. Horizon usually covered. Due to near constant 
spray on flight deck, observed from signal bridge. Wind was so strong It 
