1941 At one o'clock the gate to the lighthouse was opened and we went down the hundreds of steps. The Sea- Lions kept up a tremendous raucous barking. They covered all the flat rocks where we usually see Murres and Cormorants. A few Western Gulls and Brandt (?) Cormorants found a foothold on the steepest sides of the rocks. A raft of Surf Scotias were in the water (Cormorants too) and 15-20 Brown Pelicans flew out to sea. But the main attraction was the Shearwaters which flew close to the surface of the water - a long scattered line reaching as far south as we could see and away on to the north where they settled on the water in two great rafts to feed (I suppose). As they rose from the sea they began to fly back again toward the south and when we left about 3 p.m. they were still passing the point. Two were seen on the water quite near the rocks at the bottom of the cliff. They were dark gray above, a little lighter below. Perhaps on the ground of abundance- one might guess they were Sooty Shearwaters. There were three Ravens on the edge of the cliff just inside the point - their tails very wedge- shaped. The low quavering call was heard. A Kingfisher seen on the may back. Total for Sept. 24, 25 - 87 sp. Sept. 26. Berkeley. High fog all day. Fox Sparrow's call note under my window in early morning.