Mt. View Marsh. Tide just draining out as birds were very near the highway and just as abundant as in November and December. Friggile Sutes. 3 Dowitchers - many outside the fence Red-backed Sandpipers) Least " Western. " all abundant. James blew the horn occasionally and each time a flock of a hundred flew out from the edge of the water just under the highway. Curlews. I saw more Long-tailed than (Hudsonian. Perhaps 20 to 3. Godwits were scattered on the edge of deep water as far as > could see. Willets - not outnumbering other species as earlier in the winter. Black-bellied Plover - single birds at intervals - many calls heard. Lesser Yellowlegs - three seen near road. Avocets - no large flocks but single birds in many places. Killdeer - many - very noisy. Ducks: Britails, Canvasbacks, a few Clapper Rail - one about six ft. from the car. Dumbarton Bridge: West End - Rails, Willets, Clover Sandpipers East End - Tars Grebes - 4 large groups, 300+ Shovelers 50-75. Shore birds resting in salt pool. Too dark to identify. Short-eared Owl on fence. Pipits