Nov. 2, 1908. This morning while crossing the bay in the fog a flock of a dozen ducks got up off the water and flew a short distance. They looked to be river ducks - perhaps Dafila acuta - and were apparently lost. A Pelecanus californicus was seen. Nov. 3, 1908. (While on San Leandro Bay at about 4:30 this afternoon I saw a good many land (flicker) birds flying south over the bay. They were about sixty feet in the air. There was no wind clear. Nov. 6, 1908. This morning, while crossing the bay, I saw two or three flocks of ducks (about a dozen each flying south. This evening when returning home I saw one or two Larus hermanni and several immature Larus californicus on the bay. Just at dark when going up the mole I saw two or three Gerdea herodias in the shallow water in characteristic pose. Nov. 10, 1908. This morning quite a few Larus californicus both adult and immature followed the steamer over. Two or three small flocks of ducks seen flying. 3763; Poryana jamaicensis ♀ Alameda, Cal.; Nov. 9, 1908; A. H. Bliss; 3764 n carolina ♀ 3765 n ♀