1965 Journal Bill Orway Feb 2 At the pelagic cormorant roosting site, we saw 4 pelagics roosting on the S. shoulder of the cavern like arrays. They flew off on our arrival and only one or 2 had white flank patches. White patches were first seen by me this year on Jan. 29 at Pt Lobos. Curiously the patch is not seen in any halfway stages on any individuals, but is developed when we've seen it. Why? No nest building has occurred here at all since last year and very few birds are present. They are perhaps fishing somewhere, but none can be seen as far out as my scope reaches. Possibly 5 cormorants can be seen offshore. On the whole headland, only about 10 cormorants are seen. Several Oyster catchers were seen, up to about 7 on this 1/2 mile of rocky shore. No evidence of pairing yet; 2,3, or 4 seem together, whistling if we approached too closely. No spotted sandpipers seen here. Nothing seen offshore but a few gulls. Wind not too strong here, but steady. The ocean however is quite calm even for this wind. No whitecaps or choppy swells. We left for Pt Reyes. Pt. Reyes - Looking straight behind lighthouse rocks we see several thousand Murres roosting on a rock, and only a few cormorants. We then walked down the hill on the N. side and looked at the water below. Here we saw 15-20 common (black) scoters. They have orange bills, completely black body. Females have ruddy duck face patterns.