It was sitting in an apricot tree calling. Sep. 3, 1904. Alameda to San Francisco, Cal. Conditions: - 7:00 to 8:00 A.M. Very warm; hazy; west wind. On the bay I saw a few Larus occidentalis, a good many Larus californicus and a few Rissa tridactyla (?). This last I have seen for the last few days but took it for Larus californicus until I got a very close look. A good many gulls followed in the wake of the boat. A Phalacrocorax passed us off Goat Island; it flew quite low along the water. I noted a flock of about 30 ducks high up in the air. They were going SE. San Francisco to Alameda, Cal. Conditions: - 5:15 to 5:35 P.M. 6 bar; warm; west wind. On the trip across this evening I saw the following birds: - Larus heermanni, three adults; Larus occiden- talis, a few; Larus californicus, common; Rissa tridac- tyla, a few. The last two follow the ferry boats on the lookout for anything thrown overboard. Off Goat Island I saw one Uria troile on the water. Sep. 4, 1904. San Leandro Bay, Alameda Co., Cal. Conditions: - 7:00 to 12:00 A.M. Clear; warm; west wind. The following birds were observed: Squatarola squatarola. Common. Many black-tailed. Aegialitis semifasciata. One.