Seabird Survey Observations from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer during cruises NBP0103, NBP0104, NBP0202, and NBP0204 in the Southern Ocean from 2001-2002.

PI Notes:
Time and Yearday can be used in conjunction with alongtrack data [https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/2345] to find latitude, longitude and ship's heading information.

**Species Codes**
Common Name	Code	Scientific Name
Adelie Penguin	adpe	Pygoscelis adeliae
Antarctic Petrel	anpe	Thalassoica antarctica
Broadbilled (Antarctic) Prion	anpe	Pachyptila vittata (des.)
Antarctic Tern	ante	Sterna vittata
Black-browed Albatross	bbal	Diomedea melanophris
Black-bellied Storm-petrel	bbsp	Fregetta tropica
Imperial Shag (Blue-eyed Shag)	besh	Phalacrocorax atriceps
Blue Petrel	blpe	Halobaena caerulea
Antarctic (Brown) Skua	brsk	Catharacta (skua) lonnbergi
Cape Petrel ('Pintado Petrel')	cape	Daption capense
Chinstrap Penguin	chpe	Pygoscelis antarctica
Crabeater Seal	crse	Lobodon carcinophagus
Elephant Seal	else	Mirounga leonina
Emperor Penguin	empe	Aptenodytes forsteri
Antarctic Fur Seal	fuse	Arctocephalus gazella
Grey-headed Albatross	ghal	Diomedea chrysostoma
Humpback Whale	huwh	Megaptera novaeangliae
Dominican Gull (Kelp Gull)	kegu	Larus dominicanus
Leopard Seal	lese	Hydrurga leptonyx
Minke Whale	miwh	Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Ross Seal	rose	Ommatophoca rossi
Southern Giant Petrel	sgpe	Macronectes giganteus
Snow Petrel	snpe	Pagodroma nivea
Southern Fulmar	sofu	Fulmarus glacialoides
Sooty Shearwater	sosh	Puffinus griseus
South Polar Skua	spsk	Catharacta maccormicki
Unknown Albatross	unal	nd
Unidentified Petrel	unpe	nd
Unidentified Prion	unpr	nd
Unidentified Seal	unse	nd
unidentified large Skua	unsk	nd
Unidentified storm-petrel	unsp	nd
Unidentified Whale	unwh	nd
Weddell Seal	wese	Leptonychotes weddellii
Wilsons Storm-petrel	wisp	Oceanites oceanicus

**Behavior Codes**
Code	Description	Explanation
1	Feeding	Birds or seals observed handling foods or birds attempting to catch food
2	Milling	Birds observed foraging or circling
3	In transit	Birds or seals moving in a direct line in a definite direction
4	Resting on Ice	Applies to both birds and seals
5	Resting on Water	Applies to both birds and seals
6	Following Ship	Birds only
7	dipping, possible feeding
8	Attracted to ship

**Transect Codes**
Code	Description
3	300 m transect on the port side
6	600 m transect on the port side
0	>600 m on port side
1	Starboard side (No distance limit)

Last updated November 23, 2005; gfh

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