De Benedictis 1964 11 Jan on board "Golden Bean" off Channel Is., Calif. under the wings). 50-75 Brown Pelicans - between the feeding group, flocks of 3-? were seen often ; 2 Cormorant (? Brants), 1 hum, adult for off.; 10 Glaucous-winged (gulls; 5 Western Gulls; 25-30 Heermann gulls; 10 Calif. Gulls; 10 Mew Gulls; 20-25 Bonaparte gulls (all in the one large group); 1 Heerman's gulls, (prob all 2nd year birds, not sure). 25-30 Kittwakes, about = #s of adults and immatures.. easily recognized by thin, light flight though approached by the Mew gulls. Most of the gulls followed the boat and I don't know how often birds were seen twice, #s bleat up & fell off! regularly, and occ. the gulls would go on ahead of the boat. 1 Ancient Humblet - very gray-backed, small, white below, flushed from near the boat), 4 Rhinoceros Auklets, also flushed from near the boat. We are proceeding at 18-19 Knots, and will get our position each noon. Also saw a bird that appeared to be a Pigeon Gull (not in summer plumage). Many of the Rhinoceros Auklets have fairly good head plumes. At 9 went down to the ship board symposium & remained until the 11:30 lunch. After lunch noted an Albatross over the windows and went up to see