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225; Larus philadelphia; 9; Alameda, bal.; C.A.S. No. 24235
226; David Summe; 8; Alameda, Cal.; C.A.S. No. 24239.
I saw also hundreds of curlew, probably Numenius hudsonicus, they were in two or three large flocks principally south of the S.P.C.R.R.
MAR 28 1905
Alameda, bal. to and from San Francisco, bal.
Conditions: - Stormy; Strong southerly wind.
Gulls were very common on the bay in the evening:-
Larus glaucusceens, common; Larus occidentalis, 2083;
Larus californicus, common. Ducks: two seen going north;
not very common along mole and seawall, Aythya marila and Oidemia deglandi; in the morning ducks
were common in these two places. I saw two Larus argentatus on the piles on the San Francisco side.
MAR 31 1905
Alameda, bal. to and from San Francisco, bal.
Conditions: - Warm; light winds; clear.
Ducks were fairly common along the seawall and
mole in the morning, they appear to be mostly scoters
and Aythya marila; A few Oidemia deglandi still
stay in close to the rocks near the slips. Daws one
grebe in the morning and two in the evening. Ducks
were not common in the evening.
Larus californicus is abundant on the bay,
Larus glaucusceens, a few. There were several hundred gulls on the sand along the mole and along
the south shore of the town. About twenty Phalacrocorax dilophus passed over as I was going