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Wirtz. William 0. 
1963—At Sea 
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1949 
Bonin Petrel? 
one 
heeded T’SF 
2005 
wT Shearwater 
one 
headed f?W 
2016 
T Sh- srwater 
one 
V- heeded ? 
2020 
Wt Shearwater 
one 
headed SW 
2024 
Vt Shefcrwfit r r 
close off bow 
2150 
Sooty Tern 
call overhead 
2157 
Bonin Petrel? 
off 
bow 
2200 
1 17°43'A 169°34' 
2300 
L 13°36' A 169 * 40 * 
L 13°30' 4 169°43 1 
■ jv •’>:* - V : <* r 
the night and the swells have smoothed 
ecus! to thf-t of the first few days of 
hut steady breeze, scattered clouds and 
We ran into several good groups of birds early this looming hut were 
not able to collect any as theystayed out of range. Unless a flock stays 
near the snip for some time there is little point in putting over the whale 
boat to go out into it to try to collect. We sh ot at several birds this 
morning, but could see the pattern fall short on the water. 
X 
Mr. Bushman advised me today that he had received security clearenci 
confidential level, on all of the new Pacific Project employees but 
don© on Bob* Fred, BJrilon and me, indicated that he thought that we hcd 
probably never filled out the proper forms. hen I told him that this 
was not so he said that we had probably never sent them to the right people. 
Autos t 6. 
The wind subsided during 
off so that the weather is about 
the trip. Clear and warm, light 
no rein. 
