westward near roundhouse. May 5, 1907. Alameda, Cal. Conditions: - Moderate temperature; westerly wind; overcast. The Passer domesticus nest in the backyard contained five eggs. The parent always leaves the nest when it hears the ladder being placed against the side of the house. They do not seem to mind people passing below them on the boardwalk. May 6, 1907. Alameda strand from San Francisco, Cal. Conditions: - Overcast; westerly wind; moderate temperature. A number of Numenius hudsonicus flew up as the train went along the marsh. Yesterday when passing along Webster St. on an electric car, the curlew (Numenius hudsonicus would remain standing within fifty feet of the track without budging. On the evening no Larus glaucescens whatever were seen, although a sharp