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30.
Mar. 14, 1908.
Altamedo to and from San Francisco, Cal.
conditions: - Warm; clear; light winds. High tide 8 a.m.
Columbus septentrionalis. One close to the
mole de train passed.
Grebe. One. Between Goat Island and Alameda.
Larus californicus. I was not on the
lookout, and saw only one or two.
Larus glaucus. Quite common on
piles and sheds near Ferry Bldg., S.F.,
but nowhere near as thick as at
the height of the season.
Edemia perspicillata. Two or three
a morning or so ago.
Aristotetta valisneria. Several along
with considerable numbers of Scamp
Ducks close to the mole. Both ducks and
drakes are seen.
Scamp Ducks. Common. (apparently
Suligula marila). Henales are very scarce.
Considerable numbers keep close to the
causeway, feeding and sleeping, in spite
of passing trains.
This evening I saw a large flock of
ducks rising from the water south of the
mole.
Mar. 13, 1908.
Altamedo to and from San Francisco, Cal.
The weather is still ideal.