SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 
At Sea Observations - March 4, 1964 
Time 
No. Birds 
Direction 
Remarks 
0730 
Observations begun 
0842 
2 
N 
Bird sp. At long range- Seen only by member of crew 
0915 
2 
W 
Sooty Tern 
1001 
2 
N 
Sooty Tern 
1015 
1 
E 
Sooty Tern 
1113 
1 
N 
Storm petrel? Very small, dark, rapid erratic 
flight low over surface of water. 
1226 
1 
E 
Puffinus sp? Probably Wedgetail. Flapped occasionally 
Dark above and below. Wing pattern like WT. 
1235 
Flock 
Not feeding 
10 
SW 
Sooty and Common Noddy, At least 5 Sooty. 
2 
N 
Puffinus sp. WT? 
1236 
1 
S 
Common Noddy 
1240 
1 
SE 
Fregata sp? Very high, 1000 ft. plus. 
1303 
1 
E 
Harcourt's Storm Petrel. 
1310 
1 
S 
Puffinus sp. WT? All fhiffinus listed above have 
been dark above and below. 
1345 
Flock 
Apparently not feeding. 
1 
Fairy Tern 
8 
Puffinus sp? WT? 
70 
Tern - Sooty and Noddy 
6 
Fregata sp. 
1342 
1 
S 
WT Tropicbird. Bill light yellowish. 
1408 
1 
N 
Puffinus sp. Prob. WT. 
1432 
1 
S 
WT TB 
1447 
1 
N 
WT TB 
1510 
1514 
2 
Flock 
N 
Wedgetail 
Wedgetail (14 dark phase, 1 light phase) 
15 
E 
70 
E 
^oo ty Tern (not feeding) 
1 
E 
Fairy Tern 
1517 
1 
E 
Hareourt^s Storm Petrel 
1530 
1 
S 
Wedgetail 
1745 
1 
SW 
Petrel Sp. 
1752 
2 
E 
Probable Bulwer Petrel. All dark, Bulwer size, 
short glides. 
1756 
1 
SE 
Wedgetail. 
1820 
Watch secured. 
