Pomarine Jaeger 
A new high total of 60 Pomarine Jaegers was recorded in April. Many 
of these were seen at a considerable distance from land, up to 500 miles. 
Most were headed north. Several were observed to chase birds in feeding 
flocks. Wedge-tailed Shearwaters, Sooty Terns, Arctic Terns, Red-tailed 
Tropicbirds, and even a Frigatebird were among their "victims”. Many had 
fine adult breeding plumage with prominant twisted central rectrices. 
Long-tailed Jaeger 
Two small jaegers, one a light phase and the second an intermediate 
phase, which had very prominent pointed central rectrices in excess of 
four inches were presumed to be this species. In addition, 10 more were 
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termed j'aeger species. Several or most of these may have been long-tailed 
Jaegers but their central rectrices were not as well developed. 
Red ? Phalarope 
Four phalaropes, probably Red Phalaropes, were seen in April, the 
tail end of the spring northward migration which reached its peak in March 
in 1964 and 196 $. 
Gull species 
On 22 April a bird which could only have been a gull was described 
in detail by the best informed of the crewmen on watch. It was medium 
sized and presumably in adult plumage. 
