In the evening I saw a number of gulls, the majority Larus glaucescens, one or two Larus californ- icens, about the ferry slip on the San Francisco side. January 18, 1909. Alameda to San Francisco, California. Warm; misty; no wind; high tide; 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Along the seawall, the west coast of Alameda, and the mole were immense flocks of ducks, numbering thousands, all too distant to iden- tify. Probably the majority were scoters. Be- tween the immense flocks, the placid water was dotted with straggling individuals. On the bay several Larus californicus and Larus glaucescens followed the steamer a little. When about halfway over we met a number of both species on the water. Among them was one Larus philadelphia. When near Goat Island, five Phalacrocorax passed astern of us; they were bound northwest. January 19, 1909. Alameda to San Francisco, California. Warm; misty in morning; high tide; 7:30 to 8:30 A.M. While sitting in the train at High Street Station I saw a line of some forty small Passeres pass over quite high in the air eastbound. Ducks were abundant along the mole and