Non-Grid Observations 
Observations were held on December 2 & 3 when proceeding to Pt. Ash 
from San Diego, and on December 10 when returning to San Diego from Pt. Oak. 
Observation conditions were fair to good on December 2 & 3 and poor on 
December 10 . 
On leaving Pt. Loma December 2 the ship was almost continually being 
passed by long lines of Brown Pelicans interspersed with a few cormorants. 
Later in the day many of these birds were seen feeding in company with 
Heerman Gulls in rather large flocks. During the few hours preceding arrival 
at Pt. Ash, several large flocks of Phalaropes were observed. These two out¬ 
standing features predominated the coastal trip north. The inbound leg on 
the 10 th of December was rather dull except for the occurrence of the Red¬ 
billed Tropicbird. 
TABLE A. Summary of Non-Grid Observations - EAC 32 * 
Dec. 2 
Dec. 3 
Dec. ; 
Black-footed Albatross 
- 
2 
5 
Sooty Shearwater 
8 
Pink-footed/New Zealand Shearwater 
2 
Fulmar 
1 
4 
2 
Red-billed Tropicbird 
1 
Brown Pelican 
627+ 
Pelagic Cormorant 
4 
Cormorant sp 
58 
1 
Red Phalarope 
74 
Northern Phalarope 
316 
Phalarope sp. 
83 
California Gull 
3 
1 
Herring Gull 
7 
7 
California/Herring Gull 
50 
Western Gull 
201+50 
Heermann's Gull 
118+25 
Bonaparte 1 s Gull 
16 
Sabine T s Gull 
1 
Black-legged Kittiwake 
1 
4 
Gull sp 
74 
Pomarine Jaeger 
4 
2 
1 
Parasitic Jaeger 
1 
Jaeger sp 
2 
Large Tern 
2 
Loon sp 
7 
Eared Grebe 
2 
Common Mur re 
3 
Rhinoceros Auklet 
1 
Small Aleid 
1 
Total Birds 
1,125 
556 
16 
Miles 
62 
55 
82 
Hours 
Grand Total 1,697 birds 
