April 24, 1950, Underwood Redwood Park, U.S. 101, Humboldt Co. 1345-1410 PST Stellar Jay Raven California Creeper Hermit Thrushes Golden-crowned Kinglets Hermit Warblers Black-throated Gray Warblers Spotted Towhees April 24, 1950, Fernbridge-Eel R. Delta Vicinity, 1630-1800 PST. Blue Heron Mallards - 225 Pintails - 225 Ruddy Duck Vultures Ospreys - l pair carrying large clumps of what appears to be sea weed or eel grass. Both birds circling in short-radius circles to gain altitude, and then they headed east from south end of Humboldt Bay. Valley Quail Coot Mourning Dove Red-shafted Flicker, Northwestern Gairdner's Downy Woodpecker Tree Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Robin English Sparrow Western Meadowlarks Northwestern Redwing Brewer Blackbird Purple Finches Puget-Sound White-crowned Sparrows Mendocine Song Sparrow April 25, 1950, Humboldt Bay & Vicinity - 0630-1530 PST, off and on. Calm early in a.m., but N-NW at 25-40 during afternoon. Large swells coming in thru bar, and bay surface all chopped up. Pacific Loon - several seen Common Loon - 15-20 in entrance in a compact unit, facing west into swells. Others seen all over the inner bays. Red-throated Loon - a very few seen Horned Grebe - 1M Western Grebe - many seen Pie-d-billed Grebe - few. Farallon Cormorants - common Brandt's Cormorants - few seen. Blue Heron Black Brant - few in north bay, but I made three counts on calm water in the South Bay early in the a.m., and the total averaged out to 35,000 birds. About 130 p.m. I was at the end of the north spit, while strong 30-40 mph winds were blowing from north and I obser ved several flocks of 150-200 or 300 brant heading north over the ocean to the west of the south spit, and then veering in sharply with the wind, as they reached the bar entrance channel. Perhaps these were north-bound migrants moving into Humboldt Bay from the south, and seeking haven from the winds. Light-bellied Brant - Branta bernicla hrota - among the many brant observed at close range today, I saw about 7 that most assuredly were this species. Lesser Scaup - few White-winged Scoter - few Surf Scoter - fairly common Ruddy Duck Red-breasted Merganser M & F's Vulture Osprey - watched one dive below the bay water surface and take an 8-inch bay smelt, and then watched it escape from harassing gulls as it circling high over the bay and headed eastward toward the hills. Sparrow Hawk Coot Killdeer OVER