At Sea Observations 4- Feb., 1964 
2 days out of Oahu, H.I. 
Weather : 
Time 
0700 
0724 
0815 
0818 
0820 
0822 
0910 
0915 
0916 
0917 
0925 
1045 
1046 
1140 
1200 
1212 
1217 
1433 
1502 
1507 
1514 
1518 
1521 
1608 
1615 
1710 
1023 
1725 
1735 
Sunny, warm, little wind, sea calm, cumulus formations more pronounced than 
on previous day. 
No. Birds Direction 
Species and Remarks 
1 
1 
1 
1 
15 
1 
4 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
NS 
NE 
SE 
SE Flock 
NE 
N 
N 
N 
SW 
NW 
N 
SE 
NE 
2 E 
1 
1 N 
1 W SW 
1 
1 N 
35* «, cA*- 
1 
1 
1 w 
Observations concluded. 
Watch sta rted. Blackfooted Albatross still 
following ship . Almost certainly same one as 
last night. 
Redfoot- circled ship and left. 
Booty sp., circled ship. 
R.T. Tropicbird - circled ship. 
Sooty Tern 
Red-footed Booby Adult 
booty Tern 
Sooty Tern 
Sooty Tern 
Sooty Tern 
Sooty Tern 
Fairy Tern 
Bird sp? Booby? 
Albatross ceased following ship at about 1020. 
Blackfooted Albatross came in from West, came 
to ship, and continued east. 
ELackfooted Albatross - different pattern from one 
of yesterday and this morning. Left 12:15 . 
Fairy Tern 
Booby sp? 
Black-footed Albatross again following ship. Dark 
rump and dark lower tail coverts. Possibly same 
bird as 12:00 sighting. 1435 Headed off towards 
SSW flew back and circled ship 
Gray-backed Tern. 
WT Tropic Bird 
Tropic bird sp? 
Tropic bird sp? 
Blackfooted Albatross - all dark behind following 
ship. Left shortly after. 
Tropic bird sp? 
Sooty Tern (feeding) 
WT Tropicbird - circled ship. 
Bird sp? lost in sun. 
Harcourt's Storm Petrel - crossing bow at close 
range. 
