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The grid vras surv ~yed this month ' Pacific .ro.;: 
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ficient tine and logistical problems encounter-*.. 
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LT 208? (Lighu Tug) accompanied the USS George Eastman durin. 
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on island on 20 February. Excellent cooperation wo, r 
.'fleers and crew of both vessels. 
ur.. .1 observations for 62 hours, 'traversing _/> 
ed For 393 birds of 13 species. During 5^.2 hour 
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oouut .al observation 312 bird,- of 3 species were rr 
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ne .p oles present and their spacial distributi^.- _ to. 
grid suggest high, dependancy on Johnston Atoll. The Nor...' o 
East Fuadrants (those closest to Jonnstcn Atoll, ontained 8 
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ACCOUNTS 
Diomedea nls-rlpes _ack-fooued Albatross) 1 
One bird was seen on 19 February in the south quadra., c 
the grid. This bird stayed with the ship for cad a Few __nu 
.batross began following the ship just t..^ ou .io 
rearl Harbor, surprising’./ close to land. This may have been 
c- . by uhe high winds In the offshore Oahu waters at t^ t 
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.0 t p non-grid sightings (82$) were within 200 miles of 
