Very few birds were seen. The following were noted: Sterna forsteri. Four or five. One flying with a fish in its mouth. Some calling. Larus philadelphia. Several on sand on Alameda shore, flying about from pool to pool. Limosa fedoa. Five flew by very erratically and swiftly, each one starting about by itself. Ardea herodias. Three or four fishing. Shy. Nycticorax nycticorax. Three. One feeding on mud. Hawk? A large hawk or a vulture circling over the east end of Alameda. Larus californicus. Half a dozen flying. June 5, 1908. Alameda to and from San Francisco, bal. Along the mole nowadays, occasional Ardea herodias and Nycticorax nycticorax are about the only birds seen. On the bay a few immature Larus and californicus and several adult Larus occidentalis are seen. This evening near Bay Farm Island bridge I saw eight terns working westward high in the air, calling. Three or four of them looked larger than Sterna forsteri. Mr. Loonis says that on the Kaualiti ferry route Larus occidentalis now the principal gull seen. June 6, 1908.