Journal page 1 Feb. 9 Left Berkeley about 8 AM w/ Marianne, Del and John Corley. Crossed Richmond San Rafael Br. Along road 1 1/2 mi. W of bridge. Avocets 5, Willets 4, Canvasback 6 # in Rushy thicket near shore. Large flock mostly "Cans" out in bay - 200+ , 50+. Red-billed gulls, Killdeer 6+, 6 Common (Doubt-created prob) near W. terminus of bridge. Several gulls included. 1 Glaucous-winged, 2 Bonaparte. Across road in meadow one yellowlegs (sp.?), also Redwings (singing males), robins, Meadowlark, 2 Am. egret, one raven. To inlet across Rt. 101 between Alto and San Rafael. Calif. gull (amazing numerous evident sp. of gall) Sheveller 6+ 7# 4+ #. Canvasbacks 50+. Ruddy ducks, greater yellowlegs 1, willet 5+, Western sandpiper 3, Avocets 15+, Am. egret 5, Hens finsch, Brewers Bird, Golden-crowned sparrow; Redwings 4, Song sparrow 1, Snowy Egret 1, Pectoral 1#. Richardson's Bay at 10:45 AM. Muddy Ruddle and "Cans" also Western grebe numerous and scarce (sp?). Snowy egret 3, Am. Egret 1. At one root & Belvedere from mainland, 1 Common Loon, Scares grebe 1, Western grebe. Look at flocks: Calif. 20+, Short-billed - 3, Glaucous-winged 3, willet 3. As we watch the flock grew in number and diversity. Also seen Western Gull 3+, Brown Pelican. Picked dead horned grebe up off road along Richardson's Bay (S.S.T.# 542) Proceeded on to Bodega Bay. En route along the coast saw several rocks with Brandt's Cormorants. At Bodega Bay saw regular waterfowl including many Goldeneyes, Buffle-head, Townsend's Solitary Kingfishers, 2 Black Phoebe. Raining quite hard by this time. Time at Bodega Bay 12:15-1:30. Continued north past Pt. Reyes Station toward Tomales. On Bay just south of Tomales saw large raft of Scoter, all three species. Common Loons (3) also seen an bay. Rain grew hard enough now to make further observation impossible so we returned home without event.