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Husted, Dayle N. 
1964 
weather was calm enough for awhile we got out on the bow for awhile 
this afternoon. 
June 28 - -The birds seemed few and far between today, but at the end of 
the day we had a fairly good number. One Red -tailed Tropicbird was 
seen sitting on the water. Yesterday and today. I noticed how many 
more petrels there were tahn Wedgetails. No large flocks were observed 
today. The weather was cloudy this morning with clearing this afternoon. 
The seas picked up today. 
June 29 - -The day was very slow for seeing birds. I only saw one flock 
and it was composed of wedgetails, Dark-rumped Petrels, and Shearwater/ 
petrel. The water was rougher today, with the spray and water breaking 
over the bow much of the time, some 4o°+ rolls were taken. We were 
also in and out of rain squalls today. 
June 30 - -Many molting Dark-rumped Petrels were seen today. They 
(many) of them were seen today, some of them didn*t even fly. Many of 
them were molting heavily. Light Wedgetails were also seen today. 
One large flock was seen this morning, composed of Shearwater/Petrels, 
and Sooty Terns . 
July 1 - -Today was the slowest day of the cruise yet. We saw 15 birds. 
The wedgetails were light phase. 
July 2--Today was again slow. Bulwer f s Petrels, Wedgetails, and Tropicbirds 
and a Bonin Island Petrel in new plumage was seen. The weather was fairly 
calm, and the sea was calm. This evening, we ran into a squall. 
July 5 - -Early this morning, Wedgetails were seen very close to the ship. 
Some of them flew about 20 feet off the bow. I got the blunderbuss and 
ran to the bow. All the birds vanished. For the rest of the day, birds 
