Larus californicus, common Delawarensis. A few. " heermannii. One off Goat Island. Ducks. Two or three. Ardea herodias. 10 beside mole in shallow water. While waiting I saw a flock of about 20 ducks passing south. They were at quite a distance. OCT 27 1904 San Leandro Bay, Alameda Co., Cal. 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Conditions: - Foggy clearing towards noon; no wind; moderate temperature. The first birds I saw were four Nycticorax nycticorax heading towards their rookery. Along the Alameda shore I saw a few large shore birds, some Squatarola squatarola, a good many Pelidna alpina and a few Actodromas minutilla, and also one Ardea herodias. In Melrose Slough I observed about 40 Squatarola squatarola, 3 or 4 Ardea herodias, many Pelidna alpina & Actodromas minutilla,