January 26, 1909. Alameda to San Francisco, california. Cool, overcast; no wind to speak of. Along the mole and seawall ducks were abundant, as usual, on the water. On the bay, Larus glauciscens and Larus californicus followed the steamer in almost equal proportions. Those of the latter species were mostly adult in winter plumage. This morning I saw three Junco hyemalis in the back yard at 1846 Gough Street, San Francisco. They were feeding on the ground. This evening a good many Larus glauciscens and Larus californicus were about the bow of the steamer while in the slip on the San Fran- cisco side. On the bay three or four gulls were seen on the water and one or two flying. Three flocks of cormorants, the largest number- ing over twenty and flying quite low, passed south along the San Francisco water front. Some passed directly over the steamer after me left the slip; they would take a dozen or so flaps and then sail a short distance. I saw one loon bound southward. This evening in the dusk, I noted a good many ducks on the water along the mole. Note.—Probably the black birds seen last night were cormorants.