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Species Account - Grid 
Black-footed Albatross ( Diomedia Nigrlpes ) No. Obs.: 52 
Adjusted: 39 
R = 2 (.017) 
U = --- 
X = — 
S = 15 (.160) 
V = 13 ( .li+1) 
T = 10 (.102) 
W = 12 (.218) 
Z = --- 
Among the actual 39 individuals recorded, only three were recorded 
as white-rumped birds (no mottled-rump birds were recorded). These 
three white-rumped birds were recorded separately in sections S, T, and 
W. Although only section R is represented in the west for this trip, 
two-thirds and four-fifths as many miles were traversed here as compared 
with the central and eastern sections, respectively. Therefore, since 
only two Black-foots were recorded in R compared to 37 in the central 
and eastern sections, it appears that these birds are wandering around 
closer to the coast than has been reported in earlier surveys. 
Laysan Albatross ( Diomedia immutabilis ) No. Obs.: 1 
This bird was recorded in section T and did not follow the ship. 
Fulmar ( Fulmarus glaciali s) No. Obs.: 3 
All three birds were dark-phase individuals recorded in section W 
just prior to sunset. This low total, compared to other recent surveys, 
indicates that nearly all of the birds have migrated north already and 
only a few stragglers remain in the area. 
Sooty Shearwater ( Poffinus griseus ) No. Obs.: 4 
R = 2 (.017) 
U = --- 
X = --- 
S = 0 T = 0 
V = 1 (.011) W = 1 (.018) 
Y - Z = 
Sooty Shearwaters have reappeared in the Grid, but are more numer¬ 
ous closer to the coast as seen by the non-Grid summary. The birds seen 
in the Grid were all recorded as moving northward. According to the 
locations of the individuals seen, the birds appear to be distributed 
throughout the entire Grid area at this time. 
Pterodroma species No. Obs.: 2 
These birds were seen in section V on 27 March. These were prob¬ 
ably Cook’s Petrels (Pterodroma cookii) 
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