orsfour Aechmophorus occidentalis during the past two days both hear and on the bay. The ducks appears to be mostly sorters and scarp ducks (Aythya marila and Aythya affi- me). The following gulls have been seen during the last couple of days: Larus glaucescens. Common. Larus californicus. Very common. Larus occidentalis. A few. I am now quite certain that the small auk I saw on the 14th mot. was an Uria troile. MAR 20 1905 Alameda, bal. to and from San Francisco, cal. Conditions: - Stormy. Ducks are fairly common along the mole and seawall; they are mostly sorters. There are several Oidemia deglandi which deep in close to the (mole, they are not adults. I have now seen them for a month easily. Gulls were on the and by the hundreds in the evening. In the morning I cant quite at number als.- mostly Larus californicus, some glaucescens, immature. On the gulls of the bay the same remarks apply as were made. Mar. 18. In the evening I saw three Oidemia perspicillata go- ing north, and two going south. Two Blangula clam- gula were seen. We passed an Uria troile off Goat Island. I saw another and an Aechmophorus occi- dentalis off the mole. MAR 23 1905 San Leandro Bay, Alameda, Cal. 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Conditions: - Light winds; warm; overcast. The following birds were observed:-