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swinging toato the next turn. The Sooty swings abruptly from one turn 
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to the next, never taking time for that horizontal glide. The Wedgetail 
wings are held with a crook like a Frigate at the wrist, and 
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are slightly arched. The Sooty uses flutter and straighten wing posture. 
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The Sooty Tenn, Wedgetail flock was milling but not actively feeling. 
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At 1604 A laysan albatross came up from behind and followed the ship 
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for two to three passes then departed. Sooty Shearwaters going north to 
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northwest and Wedgetalls going northwest to west far most part. 
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Watches are getting sharper on cells, although only 
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two (Georg^and Harold) are interested in species level. 
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A group of three Harcourt'S Type B were seen. Pretty close together 
March 22- . -Started off morning with three Black- footed Albatross on way 
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into Hilo to drop off BCF personnel who was near death from seasickness 
They followed us subsequently the whole day. Building up their numbers 
to five by nightfall. Instituted a method of spatting additions: A far 
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white rump, B for more white than dark, C more dark than vhkte, and D 
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air dark. Since one or two are straggling several hundred yards behind 
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ship most of the time the system is rather ineffectual but it may help. 
Five were seen floating together during hydro station. All today's 
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Wedgetalls were light phase, some scaling very high. A petrel of 
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some sort was seen scaling over 50 feet high. Coming toward Hilo Harbor 
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two Jaegers and a Gull were seen. The latter was mediums! zed, slightly 
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larger than a Jaeger, with a grey back ana white tail with black tip. 
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Gull .seen from 400 yards so description not very complete. Also 
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four Anons sp. probably Hawaiian Noddles passed by. Bob saw a Hawaiian 
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overcast where I talked to Pit Gould comparing notes. 
