At Sea Observations - U.S.S. Tawakoni * Raw Data Oct. 4, 1963 
Pacific Ocean, 2 days out of Oahu, Hawaaian Islands. 
Observers : Clapp, Brattley, Huber, 
0725 *W£* ***** 
0832 
WT Tropic Bird 
1 
0855 
Wedgetail 
1 
0856 
Bonin Petrel 
3 
Shearwater sp? 
1 
0915 
Bonin Petrel 
1 
0920 
Bird sp.? 
1 
1022 
Storm petrel sp? 
1 
1057 
Flock 
Sooty Tern 
1 
Anous stolidus 
1 
Pterodroma sp? 
8 & 
1211 
Bonin Petrel 
1 
1248 
W.T. Tropic Bird 
1 
1252 
Flock 
Sooty Tern 
Shearwaters and 
20 * 
Petrels 
15 4 
1255 
Wedgetail 
1 
1305 
Pterodroma sp* 
2 
1318 
W.T. Tropic Bird 
1 
Frigate bird 
1 
Sooty Tern 
5 
1405 
Wedgetail ? 
1 
1416 
W.T. Tropic Bird 
1 
1420 
Bonin Petrel ? 
1 
1433 
Wedgetail ? 
2 
1438 
Bonin Petrel ? 
2 
1444 
Bonin Petrel ? 
1 
1618 
Pterodroma sp*? 
1 
Observations begun 
Large, heavy bodied, dark above and below 
Took off from water, 3 Bonins a compact 
group. 
At edge of rain squall. 
Not seen well. D.A.B. 
Very small, very rapid wing beat. Possibly 
Sooty Storm Petrel. 
One Pt. type seen well had typical gray 
back pattern- Pure white wing linings. 
Larger than Bonin, lighter rump. Most 
probably Pt. externa . 
Well seen. 
' DAB 
Shoat at on water. 
1630 Observations concluded. 
75 
Totals M&i birds 
2 mixed flocks. 
545 minutes observation time. 
