P. DeBenedictis 1964 7 11 Jan on board "Golden Bear" off Channel Is., Calif. now. Between 12:05 & 12:10 P.M. saw 3 imm., - (1 ad, 3 (age class) kittiwakes, 1 Aleid (Puffin o Rhinoceros Auklet), 1 Calif.-type gull. About 8 Herring & 6 Glaucous wings following the boat, Nate Olsen came up and I leaned I had to go below and check with Sture B. Holt about ship-board duties. Saw 1 Fulmar (dark phase) and 5-10 Kittiwakes while talking to Olsen. about 12:20 cleared everything up and came back. Then tried to keep tabs of every- thng except the gulls following the boat, at 10-5 minute intervals. Between 12:20 & 12:30 saw: 8 imm. + 2 ad. Kt.Hiwaks all flying W, 1 R.B. type gull, 1 adult Bonaparte's Gull, then also going W. by 12:35, 1 ad, 1 imm., 3 ? Kt.Hiwakes (more), 1 Glaucous wing & Herring Gull, 1 Calif.-type Gull, all going north. By 12:40, 1 ad, 2 imm Kt.Hiwakes going W, 1 Calif. type gull. The last few Kittwakes were flying very high, 15-20 feet off the water, but the height seems to be correlated with direction of flight - when going S they are just above the coaver, when N they are much higher. Most of them are alone but a few groups of 2 & 3 were seen. By 18:45 2 Kt.Hiwaks S, 6+ North, and 2 Fulmars, one very dark, one intermediate, went by.