1965 Bill Arvey Journal Sept 12 Birding trip to Pt. Reyes Peninsula. Leave Berkeley at 6:45 w/ Nick Verbeek, Marty, and my myself, Stop first along some tidal sloughs at Tomales, and see some Pie billed Grebes, a kingfisher, pintail, egret. The day is overcast so far but mild, with little breeze. We take the road all the way out to the point, stopping at the cypress grove to see Wilson's warblers, Empidonax, Wood pewee, blackbirds, Calif Quail, Purple finches. At the point we discover that we cannot enter the final mile which leads to the lighthouse. We scare up a swarmson through here, white crowns, savannahs, song sparrows. Looking down to the water, Sea lions are seen on the rocks, Ringbale gulls, Cormorants, no Murres seen. We drive back and then go out to Abbotts Lagoon. Finger of Lagoon, point of water influx at high tide. Sandy beach Sand dunes Grassy areas R.C.A. France Abbott's Lagoon cliff headland road