49. flock of gulls off SW Goat Island this evening; Many on water, many hovering above them. A few Scoters and Scamp ducks along mole this evening: Curlew & sandpipers feeding on mud this afternoon. Quite a few gulls also. When going along more a flock of about 50 birds (ducks or curlew- probably) was observed high up going W.W. April 30, 1907. Alameda Island from San Francisco, Cal. Conditions: - Moderate temperature; westerly wind; quite clear. In the morning there were a good many (Numenius hudsonicus) curlew on the marsh west of 1st St. A few were also feeding on the exposed mud and sand near the roundhouse, in company with a good many snipe (in one flock) and hun- dreds of sandpipers. Along the mole a few Scoters and Scamp ducks still linger, most of them keeping at a distance, how- ever.