Remsen, J.V. 1976 Journal Mar. 1 La Jolla, San Diego Co., Calif Time: 1530-1715 Observers: Jon Dunn Area: watched ocean with telecope from shelter of Violent storm building Wind: 10-30 SW Sky: low overcast, moderate rain Temp: 55 Species: Arctic Loon 2 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Common Loon 1 Wandering Tattler 1 Horned Grebe 1 Willet 1 Western Grebe 1 Marbled Godwit 1 Northern Fulmar 38 Parasitic Jaeger 16 Short-tailed Shearwater 3 Western Gull 15 Ashy Petrel 1 California Gull 10 Manx Shearwater 20 New Gull 2 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Bonapartes Gull 10 Brandt's Cormorant 40 Heermann's Gull 3 Pelagic Cormorant 5 Black-legged Kittiwake 180 Black Brant 5 Forstels Tern 6 Surf Scoter 40 Royal Tern 10 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Brown Pelican 10 Snowy Plover 1 Can. Starling 3 Black-bellied Plover 1 Surfbird 1 Black Turnstone 3 Whimbrel 1 Comments: we decided to go to La Jolla specifically to look for pelagic birds during the harsh storm. Many of the birds were seen very close to shore, including the Ashy Storm-Petrel. The numbers of Fulmars, Parasitic Jaegers, and Black-legged Kittiwakes were exceptional. All birds were seen moving south against the wind - we never saw a bird going the opposite direction. Mar. 2 East Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif Area: creosote-burrobrush-Atriplex between Baker and Indian Cr. on Kelbaker Rd Temp: 65 Wind: O Sky: PC Time: 1500-1730 Observers: Kristin Berry, Bill Radley Species: Say's Phoebe 1 Feral Burro /12 Horned Lark 25 Common Raven 3 + Baker: Redhead 2, Ring-necked Duck 1, House Finch 1 Am.Goat 1, Canada Goose, Tree Swallow 15 + Victorville: Turkey Vulture 5 -> N Mar. 3 E. Mojave Desert vegetation sampling Area: Baker to Stuckley's to Cima to Ivanpah Valley to Cima to Stuckley's to Mt.Pass to Ivanpah to Lenfair Valley to Goffs to Klinefelter to Pivle Wash Observers: same Time: 0630-1800 Wind: 5-25 SW Sky: p.c. occasional snow flurries Temp: 30-40 Ground: snow on ground above 3000' - 3" on Cima Dome Rd; snowing at Goffs Species: Red-tailed Hawk 3 Verdin 3 Am. Harrier 1 Sage Thrasher 25 Prairie Falcon 1 Western Bluebird 10 Am. Kestrel 1 Black-tailed Godcatcher 2 Horned Lark 25 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Common Raven 1 Phainopepla 25^3