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Birds, fish, and other animals

Animals besides whales and porpoises: birds, fish, turtles, sharks, squid, and seals.

  1. 1832 · Parker: Struck an uncommon fish that capsized boat.
  2. 1832 · Parker: Struck large spotted shark-like fish.
  3. 1837 · Edward Quesnel: Shot some fowl.
  4. 1844 · Draco: A ship's dog died.
  5. 1848 · Nimrod: Saw Portuguese men of war.
  6. 1852 · Pacific: Shot two ducks.
  7. 1852 · Pacific: Shot three gulls.
  8. 1904 · Karluk: Brought in a bear.
  9. 1844 · Charles Phelps: Caught fish ashore and inshore.
  10. 1822 · Packet: Saw small fish.
  11. 1822 · Packet: Saw a great many fish.
  12. 1825 · Rosalie: Saw two whickled gannets.
  13. 1826 · Rosalie: Caught plenty of fish.
  14. 1826 · Rosalie: Saw gulls.
  15. 1826 · Rosalie: Saw fish.
  16. 1826 · Rosalie: Caught three fish.
  17. 1827 · Galatea: Saw a gannet or booby.
  18. 1830 · George Porter: Saw a number of birds.
  19. 1831 · George Porter: Saw a number of small birds.
  20. 1831 · George Porter: Saw a number of small birds.
  21. 1831 · Parker: Saw dolphin.
  22. 1832 · Parker: Saw a Port Egmont hen.
  23. 1832 · Parker: Saw jumpers (probably leaping dolphins).
  24. 1832 · Bengal: Saw several hagletts.
  25. 1832 · Bengal: Saw flying fish.
  26. 1832 · Parker: Saw squid.
  27. 1832 · Bengal: Saw many marglets.
  28. 1832 · Bengal: Saw langlets and boofie birds.
  29. 1832 · Bengal: Saw haglets.
  30. 1832 · Bengal: Saw boobies.
  31. 1832 · Bengal: Saw fowls of all kinds.
  32. 1832 · Bengal: Caught an albacore.
  33. 1832 · Bengal: Saw dolphins.
  34. 1832 · Bengal: Saw and struck a swordfish.
  35. 1832 · Bengal: Saw one solitary fish.
  36. 1832 · George Porter: Saw school of fish.
  37. 1832 · Bengal: Saw plenty of terrapin in the mountain.
  38. 1832 · Bengal: Went to look for turpin.
  39. 1832 · Bengal: Hunted for galapagos tortoises on shore.
  40. 1832 · Bengal: Collected giant tortoises.
  41. 1832 · Bengal: Took thirty-five terrapin at James Island.
  42. 1832 · George Porter: Saw several birds.
  43. 1832 · Bengal: Saw flying fish.
  44. 1832 · Bengal: Saw fouls.
  45. 1832 · Bengal: Saw dolphin.
  46. 1832 · Bengal: Saw skipjacks.
  47. 1832 · Bengal: Saw birds including tropicbirds.
  48. 1832 · Parker: Saw numbers of birds.
  49. 1833 · Bengal: Saw jumpers (probably leaping dolphins).
  50. 1833 · Bengal: Saw dolphin.
  51. 1833 · Bengal: Saw fowls.
  52. 1833 · Bengal: Saw striped jacks.
  53. 1833 · Bengal: Saw two bonefish.
  54. 1833 · Bengal: Obtained a turtle.
  55. 1833 · Bengal: Observed birds.
  56. 1833 · Parker: Saw clams.
  57. 1833 · Bengal: Saw albacores.
  58. 1833 · Bengal: Saw bonitos.
  59. 1833 · Bengal: Saw flying squid.
  60. 1833 · Bengal: Saw two fish.
  61. 1833 · Bengal: Saw fish.
  62. 1833 · Bengal: Noted albicores left the ship.
  63. 1833 · Bengal: Observed albacores.
  64. 1833 · Bengal: Saw cowfish (small whales or dolphins).
  65. 1834 · Bengal: Saw many green parrots.
  66. 1834 · Bengal: Saw fowl.
  67. 1834 · Bengal: Saw skipjacks.
  68. 1834 · Bengal: Captured Galápagos tortoises on Charles Island.
  69. 1834 · Bengal: Observed lizards on Charles Island.
  70. 1834 · Bengal: Caught terrapin on the island.
  71. 1834 · Bengal: Went on shore for terrapin.
  72. 1834 · Bengal: Gathered four terrapin.
  73. 1834 · Bengal: Saw many small white birds.
  74. 1834 · Bengal: Caught two sharks.
  75. 1834 · Parker: Saw bonefish.
  76. 1834 · Bengal: Saw dolphin.
  77. 1834 · Parker: Saw a bill fish.
  78. 1834 · Bengal: Saw many birds.
  79. 1834 · Bengal: Saw gunnys and hagletts.
  80. 1835 · Addison: Captain returned onboard with fish and shells.
  81. 1835 · Addison: Saw breaches which proved to be jumpers (probably leaping dolphins).
  82. 1836 · Addison: Caught a few fish.
  83. 1837 · Edward Quesnel: Came off with a few fish.
  84. 1837 · Edward Quesnel: Sent boat after fish and caught some.
  85. 1837 · Addison: Boats returned with fish.
  86. 1837 · Edward Quesnel: Sent boat to catch fish.
  87. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Took forty-five terrapin.
  88. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Went in after fish.
  89. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Saw plenty of fish.
  90. 1840 · Volant: Saw a number of birds.
  91. 1842 · Rowena: Saw curlews.
  92. 1844 · Rowena: Caught plenty of fish.
  93. 1844 · Solon: Saw fish.
  94. 1844 · Solon: Saw a number of small fish.
  95. 1844 · Charles Phelps: Saw finbacks and jumblers.
  96. 1844 · Charles Phelps: Saw plenty of whale birds (prions).
  97. 1844 · Draco: Saw plenty of squid.
  98. 1844 · Draco: Saw squids.
  99. 1844 · Draco: Saw a quantity of squid.
  100. 1844 · Edward: Caught fish.
  101. 1844 · Edward: Saw flying fish.
  102. 1844 · Edward: Saw a jumper (probably a leaping dolphin).
  103. 1845 · Edward: Saw plenty of birds.
  104. 1845 · Draco: Saw squid.
  105. 1845 · Draco: Saw jumpers (probably leaping dolphins).
  106. 1845 · Edward: Saw several fish.
  107. 1845 · Edward: Saw a great number of birds.
  108. 1845 · Edward: Went fishing.
  109. 1845 · Draco: Saw squid.
  110. 1845 · Draco: Caught a cow-fish (a small whale or dolphin).
  111. 1845 · Edward: Saw plenty of fish.
  112. 1845 · Draco: Saw squid.
  113. 1846 · Dunbarton: Saw several flying fish.
  114. 1846 · Dunbarton: Saw pilerantz.
  115. 1846 · Dunbarton: Saw other kinds of fish.
  116. 1846 · Dunbarton: Saw a great number of small fish.
  117. 1846 · Dunbarton: Saw squid in the water.
  118. 1846 · Dunbarton: Lowered a boat to catch fish.
  119. 1846 · Dunbarton: Saw slicks caused by fish.
  120. 1846 · Dunbarton: Saw plenty of flying fish.
  121. 1846 · Dunbarton: Lowered a boat to go fishing.
  122. 1846 · Dunbarton: Brought two turtles on board.
  123. 1846 · Dunbarton: Chased fish.
  124. 1847 · Charles Phelps: Saw a great many whale birds (prions).
  125. 1847 · Dunbarton: Caught a finfish.
  126. 1847 · Dunbarton: Saw a great number of birds.
  127. 1847 · Dunbarton: Saw birds of different kinds.
  128. 1847 · Dunbarton: Saw fish.
  129. 1847 · Dunbarton: Saw birds.
  130. 1847 · Mary and Susan: Saw spouts of grampus or jumpers (probably leaping dolphins).
  131. 1847 · Draco: Caught fish.
  132. 1848 · Dunbarton: Caught several fish.
  133. 1848 · Dunbarton: Saw a great number of birds.
  134. 1848 · Mary and Susan: Saw plenty of birds.
  135. 1848 · Dunbarton: Saw a great number of birds.
  136. 1848 · Dunbarton: Saw a quantity of flying fish.
  137. 1848 · Mary and Susan: Saw plenty of ducks.
  138. 1848 · Mary and Susan: Landed and got some birds.
  139. 1848 · Mary and Susan: Saw plenty of birds.
  140. 1848 · Nimrod: Observed birds of several kinds.
  141. 1848 · Nimrod: Saw black haggetts around ship.
  142. 1848 · Nimrod: Saw albatrosses feeding near ship.
  143. 1849 · Abigail: Chased a rat in the rigging.
  144. 1849 · Abigail: Saw cowfish (small whales or dolphins).
  145. 1849 · Draco: Saw jumpers (probably leaping dolphins).
  146. 1849 · Abigail: Caught a yellowtail.
  147. 1850 · Abigail: Bought one green turtle.
  148. 1850 · Draco: Saw some squid.
  149. 1851 · Fortune: Saw numbers of birds.
  150. 1851 · Pacific: Obtained six dozen mackerel.
  151. 1851 · Pacific: Saw a great many birds.
  152. 1851 · Pacific: Saw birds and finbacks.
  153. 1851 · Fortune: Returned with a mess of fish.
  154. 1851 · Fortune: Boats brought back a few fish.
  155. 1852 · Elizabeth: Saw birds.
  156. 1852 · Pacific: Saw birds.
  157. 1852 · Active: Tropic bird seen in company.
  158. 1852 · Pacific: Lowered for walruses and took three.
  159. 1852 · Pacific: Caught cod fish.
  160. 1852 · Fortune: Saw large sea birds.
  161. 1852 · Fortune: Saw several pieces of squid.
  162. 1853 · Elizabeth: Saw birds.
  163. 1853 · Elizabeth: Saw a few birds.
  164. 1853 · Active: Canoe brought two large turtles.
  165. 1854 · Active: Got four turtles.
  166. 1861 · Altamaha: Caught one thin-fish.
  167. 1861 · Altamaha: Saw jumpers (probably leaping dolphins) and porpoises.
  168. 1861 · Altamaha: Saw one dolphin.
  169. 1861 · Jireh Perry: Saw plenty of birds.
  170. 1861 · Altamaha: Observed dolphins around the vessel.
  171. 1862 · Mary: Got fish at Amsterdam Island.
  172. 1862 · Hopeton: Caught seven dolphin.
  173. 1862 · Hopeton: Saw jumpers (probably leaping dolphins).
  174. 1862 · Hopeton: Caught a large number of fish.
  175. 1862 · Jireh Perry: Saw birds on the island.
  176. 1862 · Hopeton: Saw a great number of small fish.
  177. 1862 · Hopeton: Lowered the boat for fish.
  178. 1864 · Brewster: Boats caught six barrels of fish.
  179. 1864 · Solon: Caught one of many skipjacks following ship.
  180. 1864 · Brewster: Struck and caught a cow fish (a small whale or dolphin).
  181. 1878 · E. H. Hatfield: Saw dolphin.
  182. 1878 · Draco: Saw birds.
  183. 1879 · Draco: Saw small fish.
  184. 1879 · Draco: Saw 13 fish.
  185. 1883 · Pedro Varela: Caught two fish.
  186. 1893 · Beluga: Saw one crow bill.
  187. 1893 · Beluga: Caught about 60 cod fish.
  188. 1904 · Karluk: Went fishing and caught about 50.
  189. 1904 · Karluk: Caught 700 fish.
  190. 1904 · Karluk: Brought in fish.
  191. 1904 · Karluk: Sled brought in grouse.
  192. 1904 · Karluk: Thirty-four dogs arrived at the ship.
  193. 1905 · Karluk: Otepick brought fish from Sand Spit.
  194. 1905 · Karluk: Got some trout.
  195. 1905 · Karluk: Brought in two deer.
  196. 1905 · Karluk: Brought in four sheep.
  197. 1905 · Karluk: Got one seal.
  198. 1905 · Karluk: Two sleds brought in nine deer.
  199. 1906 · Karluk: Henry arrived with five deer.
  200. 1906 · Karluk: Went after fish.
  201. 1906 · Karluk: Obtained five ducks.
  202. 1906 · Karluk: Caught quite a number of fish.

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