Bird Notes: Aviary birds of the San Francisco Bay Region, v4289
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Feb. 1, 1908. San Francisco, bal. Conditions: - 5:00 P.M.; NE wind; raining; cold. Larus glaucescens was very common on the piles and about the ferry slips; several adult and immature Larus californicus were seen. One of this last species and six of the former were on the lower deck this evening. The immature Larus glau- ces cens on the piles were squabbling and crowing as usual; one had an almost white head and neck, while the rest of the body was mottled brown. Feb. 2, 1908. Alameda to and from San Francisco, bal. Conditions: - Middle of day; high tide; SE wind; more or less rainy. Ducks. A few noticed along seawall and note on the way over to San Francisco, although the sea was very rough. On the return trip a flock of thirty or forty came flying from the westward, alighting south of the mole. Larus philadelphia. One hovering close over the water south of Goat Island in the morning. Larus glaucescens. Abundant on the San Francisco side. On the trip to the city only an occasional gull was seen until off Goat Island. Larus californicus. A few as usual. Larus canus or Larus brachyrynchus. Several on S.F. side.