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Larus californicus. Saw several.
Philadelphia. A flock of about 40
on water halfway between Chestnut St. & McCartney's; mostly adults with light heads.
Sterna forsteri (?) a few.
Ducks. Good ducks fairly common. A good
many small ducks.
Oidemia deglandi. Very common.
Perpicillata.
Ardea herodias. Saw two in marsh.
While off McCartney's I saw a hawk high
up above the island; also two gulls in a
like position.
In the backyard I saw a few Otragalinus pectinatus
and cosmos brush (Cosmos bipinnatus).
NOV 23 1904
Alameda, Cal. to San Francisco, Cal.
7:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M.
Conditions: Cool; clear; S.W. wind.
Passer domesticus was fairly common in town.
Along the seawall a few ducks (probably Aythya ma-