March 15 cont. Pierce Ranch, Tomales Point, Marin County, California. kind. The marsh is not as good as it looks. Shortly after 9 a.m. we set out to look the place over here. We went down to the beach at the ocean shore first. Climbing down the cliff to the beach we spent 3/4 of an hour beach combing and watching the birds and mammals. 2 harbor seals were seen foraging 150 +/- ft offshore just inside the breakers. On a large rock sticking up out of the water 150 +/- ft offshore there were 9 black oystercatchers, 8 Baird cormorants, 4 ?? Harlequin ducks, 2 California Gulls, Brandt Cormorants. Glaucous-winged gulls, also both species cormorants were seen flying. 17 buffle-head was seen 200 +/- ft offshore in water. Leaving the beach we climbed back up the cliff and headed out to the outer tip of Tomales Point. Part of the way out there (1 3/4 +/- miles) we skirted along the cliffs above the ocean. The rest of the time we walked along the top of the center ridge. Beyond the Pierce Ranch, Tomales Points consists of low rolling hills (100-200+ ft elev) covered with scattered brush-lupine bushes with a ground cover of grasses, chickweed, miner's lettuce, Ranunculus and other green plants. At one point there is an isolated clump of trees (1 Eucalyptus, 2 Cypress). From this clump all you can see on the Point in all directions are the brush lupines (average height 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 ft above ground). In the clump of trees the following species of birds were seen: Spotted Towhee, black phoebe, hermit thrush, Audubon warbler, myrtle warbler, red-shafted