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Husted, Dayle N . 
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Shortly after going to sea King and I started seeing Sooty Terns , 
Wedgetail Shearwaters, Noddy Terns, a Frigatebird, and Black-footed Albatros 
The crew members tried getting the other two boys on board to get them 
some luminous paint for an alual. 
June l6 --The weather was rougher than a cab yesterday werring and last 
night; it was still rough today. I was amazed at how this tub will take 
75°+ rolls and snap right back. More terns, shearwaters, petrels, 
frigatebirds, and a tropicbird were observed today. I learned how to 
do the Bristle-thighed and the weather reports today. I am getting 
where I can identify the birds fairly fast. Some (8) wedgetails were 
seen sitting on the water near the ship this morning. They took off 
when we passed. They seemed to be dabbling around feeding on something. 
Other birds passed far ane near. Several large flocks of feeding terns 
and shearwaters were observed. 
June 17 --The seas were still rough this morning. The bird watching was 
fairly slow. I saw Bonin Island Petrel, Dark-rumped Petrel and Harcourts 
Storm Petrel today as new species. The Wedgetail Shearwaters are becoming 
more and more dark the farther south we go. Many of the birds are also 
nothing. 
June 18 -- Several more feeding flocks composed mainly of dark-phase 
Wedgetails and Sooty Terns were observed. One wedgetail landed on the 
ship in the early morning around 0330. She was promptly captured and 
put in the cooler. She was skinned this evening. Two parasites of the 
order Mallaphaga were collected off of her. A Red-tailed Tropicbird 
was observed to follow the ship at close range for some time. A bird 
that I was sure was not a Wedgetail followed us . Warren came out and got 
