towindward. JUN 29 1904 Alameda, bal. (at home) Time:- 6:15 A.M. to 7:00 A.M. conditions:- Overcast; temperature 55° F. When I got up this morning, the first thing I heard was the business-like note of Aphelocoma cal- ifornica. Looking out of the window, I saw the bird fly from the fence down into a yard, evidently to get something to eat. Three or four minutes later, I heard a great din of jay voices. Upon looking out of the window I saw a lot of the birds hopping around on the ground, facing each other, and engaged in a very lively conversation. I saw one or two Passer domesticus in a neighboring tree. Three or four Sturnus erythro- gaster flew by high up in the air, their course lying to the Southward. Alameda, Cal. to San Francisco, bal. Time:- 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. Conditions:- Very slightly overcast; sun shining occasionally. As I went down the street this morning, there were a great many Passer domesticus in the trees along the way. As the train passed along the seawall just west of Fifth St. Station I saw a few Larus occidentalis on the sand. Nycticorax nycticorax was also seen; one took fright and flew, the others, however, remained. Two or three Ardea herodias were seen standing in the shallow water.