Remson, J.V. 1975 Journal Apr. 14 Alameda Beach, Alameda Co., Calif Area: beach at the foot of Pain St. Time: 1445 - 1615 Observers: Sharon Peterson Temp: 55 Wind: 15 mph W Sky: p.c. Tide: moderately high - most mudflat covered. Comments: most time spent quantifying shorebird feeding niches Species: Black Brant 2 Western Gull 25 Am. Wigeon 4 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Lesser Scaup 1 Thayer's Gull 1 Canvasback 2 Ring-billed Gull 5 Am. Coot 30 gull(sp) 50 Snowy Plover 2 Caspian Tern 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Forster's Tern 30 Marbled Godwit 100 Mourning Dove 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 50 Water Pipit 1 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Com. Starling 2 Black Turnstone 15 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Willet 300 House Finch 2 Red Knot 1 House Sparrow 5 Dunlin 300 Western Sandpiper 700 Least Sandpiper 30 Sanderling 100 Apr. 16 Alameda Beach, Alameda Co., Calif Area: beach at the foot of Pain St. Time: 1345 - 1615 Observers: Sharon Petersen Temp: 60 Wind: 5 W Sky: p.c. Tide: mod. low -> mod. high Comments: most time spent quantifying shorebird feeding niches Species: Black Brant 2 Greater Yellowlegs 1 N. Pintail 2 Red Knot 3 Lesser Scaup 15 Dunlin 1000 Canvasback 2 Western Sandpiper 1500 Com. Goldeneye 2 Sanderling 100 Merlin 1 (S.A.) Black Turnstone 10 Am. Coot 20 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Snowy Plover 1 Western Gull 100 Black-bellied Plover 25 Caspian Tern 10 Short-billed Dowitcher 200 Forster's Tern 30 Marbled Godwit 300 Water Pipit 1 Willet 100 House Finch 2 House Sparrow 2