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a good many Paser domestice, particularly in the rubbish.
Melospiza cinerea was abundant. The three I shot were young
birds. This bird may be seen any place along the road, partic-
ularly in the rubbish piles. When I returned home I saw an Aplh-
seoma californica perched on a chimney nearby.
Alameda, Cal. to San Francisco, Cal.
Time :- 7:30a.m. to 8:30a.m.
Conditions :- Clear; strong west wind; moderate temperature.
I saw a good many Paser domesticus throughout the town.
From the seawall I saw a good sized flock of gulls flying to
windward. A few Euphagus cyanocephalus were seen in the vege-
table gardens. From the mole, I could see a large flock of gulls
circling in the distance. A few Larus occidentalis could be
seen on the exposed sand. On the bay a few Larus occidentalis
and Larus heermanni were seen. I saw one Vria stroile on the
water.
San Francisco, Cal. to Alameda, Cal.
Time :- 4:45 P.m. to 5:05 P.m.
Conditions :- Clear; strong west wind; moderate temperature.
I saw a few Larus occidentalis and also a few Larus heer-
manni on the bay. At the mole I saw a Larus occidentalis on
a pile. On a narrow strip of sand near the roundhouse I
saw a couple of Larus occidentalis. Quite as way south of the
roundhouse was a large flock of gulls on the sand, another
on the north side of Oakland creek.
From home to about a mile south of Bay Farm Island bridge,
Alameda, Cal. and return.
Time :- 5:45 P.m. to 6:50 P.M.
Conditions :- Clear; strong west wind; temperature moderate.