Along the onaish at the west end of Alameda there were a few curler (Numerius hudsonicus) yesterday morning. Yesterday evening there were about thirty adult Larus californicus on the narrow strip of beach near the roundhouse. They were all facing up wind and as the train passed they arose. They were standing quite close together in a rather compact bunch. This evening I noted a great many gulls on the sand north of Oakland Creek. They were all on the ground, while last evening many were circling about. August 23, 1907. Alameda to and from San Francisco, bal, conditions: - West wind; moderate temperature; somewhat overcast. Both in the morning and evening gulls were abundant on the sand SW of the roundhouse. Those that were close looked to be adult Larus californicus. An adult Larus occidentalis was seen on the San Francisco side this evening. (Most