24. Feb. 18, 1908. Alameda to and from San Francisco, bal. Beautiful weather for a week. Ducks, etc. the same as usual along the angle. Gulls the same on bay; a good many Larus came or Larus brachyrynchus in front of Ferry Bldg. to-night and last night. Last night, also, there were two or three young Larus glancescens and one or two young Larus californicus on the lower deck of the Steamer. One last night, after several attempts, cracked a peanut, and ate the nut leaving the shell. One or two loons and Phalacrocorax delophus seen on bay. Feb. 19, 1908. Alameda to San Francisco, bal. This morning noted a few ducks in Lake Merritt, Scaup Ducks being remarked particularly; also a few gulls on the mud. Feb. 22, 1908. Alameda to and from San Francisco, bal. Conditions:- Moderate temperature; mostly overcast; no winds light. For the past day or two gulls, mostly adult Larus californicus were very common on the exposed sand near the roundhouse. Ducks, mostly Aristonetta val- ieneria and Scaup Ducks are quite common, now feed- ing close up to the railroad track and scarcely noticing ducks the trains. A good many are still seen offshore.