Jan. 1, 1908. Conditions:— Moderate temperature; clear; no wind. Alameda to San Francisco, bal. 6:40 to 7:25 A.M. No birds were noted along the mole, it being barely light enough to see. Half a dozen gulls joined us just after leaving the mole; one was an Larus californicus, the remainder Larus glaucescens, immature. Off Goat Island gulls be- came common about the steamer, both adult and im- mature birds of both the above species, chiefly Larus Glaucescens, following and flying about the boat. A Larus canus or Larus brachyrynchus followed in our wake for two or three minutes. East of Goat Island I saw a duck going south, and west of it I saw a flock of eight proceeding in the same direction. On the San Francisco side gulls were not as common on the piles as later in the day. After getting ashore I saw several gulls flying over the city from the north. San Francisco to San Mateo, bal. 8:20 to 8:50 A.M. We travelled via the Bay Shore cut-off. After the second tunnel, which is in San Francisco gulls were common in the inlets, some sitting on posts, the others in the mud and shallow water. A small flock of sandpipers was also seen. On the return trip about 3:00. P.M. the gulls were still common, and a few were noted flying westward over the city. Along the shore just north of Guadalupe I saw two