Vista Pt., Marin Co., Calif. Bill Arvey Journal [From Tape] Nov. 4, 1966 Marin Co., Cahf. November 4, 1966. At Vista Pt. about 1/4 mi. north of Golden Gate Bridge. I'm looking down into the Bay at this bottleneck point to see what the cormorant activity might be today. The day is fairly cool, but the sun is out; a slight breeze is blowing. The air temperature is maybe 60°. A real thick haze is covering everything and one can't even see S.F. clearly. Looking at the rocks directly below the bridge here, where I saw so many cormorants last summer, I now see only a couple. And I don't see too many moving in and out of the Bay. Watching the tide-- it appears to be coming in right now. Don't know exactly what stage it's in but the surge seems to be coming in from the Gate. The military installation is right below us here. Went through Ft. Baker and am now below Vista Pt., found this rock with about 3 cormorants on it, possibly Pelagics but I can't tell for sure. Whitewash on the rock (or Cormorants?) now; probably some gulls nested out there. There's a definite surge into the Bay; I can see the water rushing in; quite rapid, too. About 300 yds. offshore is a flock of approximately 45 Western Grebes on the water, most of them swimming towards the Gate with their heads up. They don't seem to be diving and fishing. And on the small rock here that I mentioned before, I can