Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Palace of Fine Arts [cont] June 18 greasy Mallards 10 Brewer's Blackbird 25 Bufflehead 18 Great-tailed Grackle 18 [cont] Black-crowned Night Heron 1 House Finch 2 Am. Coot 2 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Rock Dove 10 Song Sparrow 1 Violet-green Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 4 Cliff Swallow 8 House Sparrow 15 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 July 4 Tufted Puffin (1-BE) - Et-Reyos Lighthouse, with 75+ Surf Scoters July 12 San Francisco Bay, Berkeley flying to Golden Gate Bridge, Calif Time: 0630-0745, 1830-1945 Observes: Linda Hale, Charlie Sellers, Carolyn Merchant Species: Ashy Storm Petrel 1 Western Gull 200 Brown Pelican 10 Heermann's Gull 10 Brandt's Cormorant 15 Forster's Tern 30 Mallard 1 Caspian Tern 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Common Tern (near Angel. Is.) 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Common Murre 300 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Boat trip to Farallons San Francisco Co. Calif. Area: From 1 mi. offshore from Golden Gate to within 1 mi. of Farallons Time: 200-0800-1300, 1400-1730 Wind: 10-15 NW sky: mostly high overcast, except for 1 hr. in afternoon. Observers: same Species: Black-footed Albatross 1 Western Gull 25 Sooty Shearwater 7 Heermann's Gull 2 Brown Pelican 3 Com. Murre 2000+ Brandt's Cormorant 50 [many flying from S.F. Bay to Pelagic Cormorant 3 Farallons carry my fish] Farallon Islands Calif Area: brief look around island from sailboat - went around SE. Farallons once. Time: 1800-1400 Observes: same Species: Brown Pelican 1 Pigeon Guillemot 200 Brandt's Cormorant 200+ Tufted Puffin 8 Pelagic Cormorant 50+ Cassin's Auklet 1 Black Oystercatcher 2 Western Gull 2000+ Com Murre 10,000+ July 17 Tilden Park Contra Costa Co. Calif Area: walk around Jewel Lake (1 hr) plus rest of time spent in dense thickets upstream from Jewel Lake opposite Nature Center looking for worm-eating Warbler which has been there a week Time: 0930-1130 Observers: Linda Hale Temp: 75-80 Wind: 0-10 Sky: clean Species: feral Mallard 25 Anna's Hummingbird 4 feral (?) Pintail (very tame) 1 Allen's Hummingbird (ID assumed) 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 ad. Belted Kingfisher 1 California Quail 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Am. Coot 6(5juvs.) Nuttall's Woodpecker 1 Mourning Dove 3 Black Phoebe 2