Bird Notes: Aviary birds of the San Francisco Bay Region, v4289
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Alameda to San Francisco, bal. Conditions: - 7:00 to 8:00 A.M. Overcast; cold; west wind. A good many Passe rdomesticus were seen. Along the mole I saw the following birds:- Gulls. Several hundred too far off its identify; most resting on the water. Ardea herodias. Six in water. Loons (probably Gavia pacifica). Two on water. Curlew or godwit. Flying high parallel to the mole. On the bay I saw the following:- Larus californicus, common. " delawarensis, a few. " heermanni, a few. San Francisco to Alameda mole, bal. Conditions: - 5:15 P.M. & 5:35 P.M. Overcast; cool; west wind. The following birds were observed:- Larus occidentalis. Two. One near the docks; the other off Goat Island. Larus californicus. Common. Young abundant. " delawarensis. A few. " heermanni. A few. Sterna forsteri (?) One on piece of drift off Goat Island. Mr. Henshaw says he saw a few Larus dela- marensis, one Larus occidentalis and a flock of terns off Goat Island. Sep. 14, 1904.