1938 Alameda - Bay Farm Island (cotton), April. Baffle-head, one female (white on side of head, small bill); White winged Scoter (a few); Surf Scoter (many); Redbilled Murrelet (i. Caliland) Clapper Rail (heard); Cost (a few); Black- bellied Plover in full plumage (in great flocks) Killdeer (several); (Long-billed Curlew partially heard) Hudsonian Curlew (several small flocks seen near by. I think many of the huge flocks on the outer shore were H. Curlew); Western Willett (very few nearby.); Greater Yellowlegs (two); Least Sandpiper (huge flocks); Red-backed Sandpiper, some in full plumage; Long-billed Dowitcher (numerous; usually well out in front of other species, actively probing); (Western Sandpiper not definitely identified); Sanderling (in large flocks); Glaucous-winged Gull (ab.); Western Gull (ab.); Bonaparte Gull (ab. with black heads); Caspian Tern (4); Forster Tern (8-10); Anna Humming- bird (i. Cal. hills); Flicker (i. Cal. hills); Nuthatch (air) singing; Cliff Swallow (Alameda); Barn Swallow (airport) Calif. Jay (i. Cal. hills); Bush Tit (i. Oak. hills); Robin (Mrs. Fritz' garden); Pipit (a few); Lutecent Warbler (i. Cal. hills); Meadowlark (ab.); Brewer Black bird (a few); Eng. Sparrow; Calif. Buffle Finch (Mr. Blrd); Linnick (a few); Mr. Goldfinch (Mt. Blrd.); Brown and Spotted Towhee (Mt. Blrd.); Bryant Savannah Sparrow (ab. Nest found on May 28 now has three young birds. Nest very hard to see.); Nuttall Sparrow (Mr. Fritz' garden); G.c. Sparrow (i flock - Mt. Blrd.); Santa Cruz Song Spar. (Bay F. & Mt. Blrd.) Al. Salt Marsh Song Spar ab; 50 sps.