1941 Berkeley - There were four (possibly five) Song Spar- rows within sight at once when I went out to the garage. Migrants coming in. Sept.20. At Santa Cruz about 5 p.m. we drove along the West Cliff Drive. Land breeze. Very Clear. As I watched the shore birds a Molling- bird was singing a little way behind me. Once I heard a note that sounded as if it might be an imitation of the call of the Western Gull; of which there was a large group just off shore. Sanderlings were very abundant, on the rocks, on the beaches or flying over the water. I saw one Spotted Sandpiper perched on a sharp point on the edge of a cliff. It showed a white line over the eye, dark gray, upper parts, white underneath. There was no room to run about and vibrate the rear part of the body but there was a slight vibration while perched. [illegible] Heermann and Western Gulls were everywhere and a cloaked group of Heermann's on a rock that was water washed (disturbing the group) made a lot of chittering noises. The note of the Sanderlings was "twit" or "peep". I saw three godwits probing to the base of the hill in sand just uncovered by a receding wave. They often traded in the surf as it churned about them. One Hudsonian Curlew was asleep on the dry sand but took his head out from under his wing when an gull came too near. 6-8 Black Terns were seen. While I was looking off shore I saw first two and later Three.