Bird Notes: Aviary birds of the San Francisco Bay Region, v4289
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118. Oct. 18, 1907. Alameda to and from San Francisco, Cal. Conditions:- Overcast in mornings with mowind; in the evening clear, westerly wind; moderate temperature. Larus californicus was observed on the bay, while along the mole nothing was seen the tide being high. A few land birds were seen flying eastward over the water close to it, however; this is observed frequently. Near the roundhouse beach I saw two or three Sturcella magna and a Falco sparverius, the latter flying. Oct. 20, 1907. Alameda to and from San Francisco, Cal. Conditions:- clear; westerly wind in afternoon. About noon when I went to the city, the tide was very high and no birds were seen along the mole, save a Sturcella magna near the roundhouse. On the bay gulls were not common until we got near the cruiser "Maryland", where there were great numbers on the water close to her. A flock of about forty ducks was seen going southward close to the