Bird Notes: Aviary birds of the San Francisco Bay Region, v4289
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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.