Wirtz 
196jJ 
W. March 
AEF 105 
The bird records, as was expected, Increased today. We recoreded 
several Christmas Island and wedge-tailed shearwater* and a few white 
' 
rurped petrels. One fairly tern was recorded at 0800 in a group of sooty 
tern was recorded at 0800 In a group of sooty terns. Two groups, of the J 
latter were noted this morning and several Individuals during the rest of 
the day. We noted awh&e ^tailed tropicbird also in the morning. The 
first albatross was recorded at 1400* at this time a black foot appeared* 
and only one individual of this species was noted around the ship until drrk. 
An Immature booby was recorded at 1615, and et 170' -2 more immature*? 
appeared with an adult red-footed booby. All three flew about the ship for 
a while, and one immature was collected. After dark the remaining immature 
gat on the foreward most in the radar nest *nd the adult tried landing 
here several times also, finally frightening off the immature, which 
promptly moved to the read mast. 
