76. Alameda to San Francisco, bal. Conditions:- 7:00 to 8:00 A.M. bold; overcast; and rather foggy; west wind. Passer domesticus was quite abundant on the street this morning as I went to the train. As the tide was well in there were no birds along the mole. On the bay I saw a good many Larus californicus, which along with an occasional Larus delawarensis kept quite close to the boat, evidently on the lookout for refuse. Off Goat Island an adult Larus heermanni crossed our bows, while several jaegers passed a good distance ahead. Among these I am sure of some Stercorarius pomarinus. A grebe on the water did not appear to be perturbed by the passing of the steamer. I saw no Larus occidentalis. A ways to the south of Goat Island I saw a bird, which from its manners of flight appeared to be a shearwater. I could see it only dimly through the mist as it rose and fell over the rough sea stirred up by the winds. The jaegers also were proceeding in a southerly direction. They did not appear to be after anything in particular. San Francisco to Alameda mole, bal. Conditions:- 5:15 to 5:35 P.M. Same as m morning. A good many white-headed Larus californicus were seen among the younger birds, also a few Larus delawarensis. To the south of Goat Island an Uria tridens rose from the water to shake itself. On a pile at the mole a Larus californicus sat until the boat was within a few feet of it.