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•Departed Fisherman’s Wharf 0900 for Pearl 
l&Fi Pearl Harbor lhOO and headed southeast. Jaegers plentiful the 
■whole afternoon since we were always In sight of land. Ho Black- foots. 
The Jaegers didn’t follow the boat, only passed it by. Newell’s Shearwaters 
were seen, six in all, one single and five together in a loose flock. 
still close to the islands. Sooty Terns were abundant, singly, in 
small flocks, and large flocks, feeding, of over 200 birds. Most 
terns were heading northeast, toward the islands. Also, Red-footed 
Boobies, mostly adults, were seen generally heading toward the Islands. 
A very compact flock Of seven, porbably of thisspecies, was noted. A 
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Noddy Tern was seen perched on a block of wood floating. Also several 
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others were seen in the vicinity of the large (200*-) Sooty Tern feeding 
| ! j| tlockj. Many whales, porpoise, swordfish etc. were seen. The porpoise 
often would play within 20 feet of the bow of the ship* Two Jaegers 
observed on two occasions to be in midst of feeding flock of Sooty Terns. 
March 1? — First tropicbirds seen at sunrise. Sooty Terns in 2’s and 3’s 
ell day. Noted following discrepancies between our identifications and 
crew’s. Tropicbirds called Fairy Terns. 
Bonin Island Petrels called Storm Petrels 
Sharebird called Storm Petrel 
Birds scattered throughout day. No concentrations . One sharebird seen, 
probably a Sander ling. Fairly good variety, Newell’s Darked-rumped, 
White-necked, Harcourt,s Bonins and Wedge-tail all in l’s or 2’s. 
Bonin Island Petrels had thick dark ventral wing surface edges. 
Both 
