At Sea Observations - U.S.S. Tawakoni - Raw Data - Oct. 8, 1963 
Pacific Ocean 6 days out of Oahu, Hawaaian Islands. 
Observers: Sibley, Clapp, Bratley, Huber. 
0625 
0632 
Flock 
Sooty Terns 
0633 
Bird sp.? 
0637 
Wedgetail 
0705 
Bulwer , s Petrel 
0735 
Sooty Tern 
0736 
Shearwater sp*? 
0740 
Shearwater sp.? 
0804 
Ruddy Turnstone 
0815 
Shearwater sp.? 
0825 
Red-footed Booby 
0835 
Tropic birds 
08335 
Pet. Shearwater sp 
0840 
Flock 
0845 
Flock 
Sooty Tern 
Shearwater sp.? 
0850 
Shearwater sp.? 
0850 
Flock 
Shearwater 
0#55. Flock 
Sooty Tern 
Shearwaters 
Tropicbird 
0907 
Shearwater sp.? 
Petrel sp? 
(Oceanodro^a) 
0912 
Flock 
Anous stolidus 
Sooty Tern 
Shearwaters 
R.F. Booby 
0932 
Shearwaters 
0936 
, Shearwater sp.? 
0937 
R.T. Tropic Bird 
0940 
Terns species 
Flock 
0943 
Flock 
0950 
Flock 
Sooty Tern 
0951 
Red F. Booby 
Observations begun. 
16 
1 
1 
2 
12 Flying low and steadily across bow. 
2 
1 Light below but back appeared lighter 
than is true of W.T. 
1 
1 Possibly Sooty - dark bird with 
white silvery wing linings. 
1 
2 At long range. 
1 Light above and white below. 
15 & On horizon, well beyond limits of range 
of identification. 
15 € At long range, closer than above, 
actively feeding, 
7 & Dark above and below. 
1 Dark above, below, with light wing 
linings. Poss. Sooty Shearwater 
e? 
13 Dark above, dark below, dark wing 
linings. Possibly C.I. 
13 * 
8 *' Prob. C.I. 
1 
1 Dark above, below. 
1 Dark above, below, size of Bulwer’s, 
with a white rump. Prob. castro 
8 * 
50 *' 
15 * 
1 
10 
1 
1 
37 Sooties and/or noddies. 
10 * Terns out of range of identification 
27 
1. 
