Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Mar. 18 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif Area: Hdqts vicinity; Five Brooks Stables area; out of Pt. Reyes roads to Coast Guard parking lot 1/4 mi. before Lighthouse + Fish Docks. (Briefly) Observers: John P. O'Neill Time: 1030 (late start) - 1500 Wind: 0-5 Sky: high, thin overcast Temp: Hot, 70-80 Species: Com. Loon 5 Arctic Loon 5 Red-throated Loon 1 West. Grebe 1 Horned Grebe 3 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Brandt's Cormorant 1 Pelagic Cormorant 5 Lesser Scaup 5 Bufflehead 4 Surf Scoter 100 Black Scoter 5 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Hooded Merganser 4 Turkey Vulture 50 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Am. Mestrel 2 Calif. Quail 2 Am. Coot 2 West. Gull 10 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Mourning Dove 4 Band-tailed Pigeon 5 Allen's Hummingbird 5 Com. Flicker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Black Phoebe 2 Violet-green Swallow 10 Barn Swallow 5 Scrub Jay 15 Steller's Jay 25 Com. Crow 15 Com. Raven 6 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 30 Plain Titmouse 1 Bushtit 15 Pygmy Nuthatch 5 Brown Creeper 8 Wrentit 2 Bewick's Wren 1 Am. Robin 5 W. Bluebird 2 Hermit Thrash 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 Eur. Starling 9 Hutton's Vireo 5 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 House Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Tricolored Blackbird 300 Brewer's Blackbird 75 House Finch 5 Pine Siskin 30 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Brown Towhee 8 Oregon Junco 5 Golden-crowned Sparrow 40 [illegible] Sparr White-crowned Sparrow 40 Fox Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 10 Mar. 31 Pigeon Point, San Mateo Co., Calif. Area: watched ocean from car in wind-rain storm. 4 freighters (north) were seen close enough to check for walbrosses in water. Three of the freighters had 1-3 trailing Black-footed Albatrosses. Weather conditions certainly inhibited bird movement observer efficiency. Time: 0815-1050, 1315-1400 Observers: Linda Hale, Steve Cardiff, Cheryl [illegible] Sky: overcast (Horizon visible u 50% of time); rain light to moderate. Wind: 10-20 S Temp: 55 Species: Common Loon 3 Arctic Loon 400 Red-throated Loon 2 Western Grebe 7 Black-footed Albatross 6 Pink-footed Shearwater 1 dark shearwater (sp) 15 Manx Shearwater 1 Brown Pelican 8 Brandt's Cormorant 300 -> N Pelagic Cormorant 50 -> N Black Brant 300 Surf Scoter 2500 White-winged Scoter 25 Red-breasted Merganser 12 -> N Black Turnstone 2 Willet 2