January 27, 1909. Alameda to San Francisco, California. 7:30 to 8:30 A.M. moderate temperature; quite clear; no wind. This morning the usual number of Passer domesticus were seen. They have become very abundant about our place since I have kept birds; they now roost in the trees, on the window sills, or sheltered parts of the roof, in the summer house and in any other suitable place. Ducks were abundant along the seawall, but not so along the mole, unless the flocks were too far off to be seen from the train. Saw a drake Aristotetta balancing close to the rocks of the seawall. On the bay Larus glaucescens and Larus californicus were common, following the steamer all of the way across. One loon was seen, flying. 5:00 to 5:30 P.M. Conditions about the same. Larus glaucescens and Larus californicus were common on the San Francisco side this evening. On the east side of the bay only one or two were seen. Saw two cormorants flying southward close to the water. Two loons were also seen high in the air going in the same direction. Along the mole were a number of flocks of ducks on the water, as usual. January 28, 1909. Alameda to San Francisco, California. 7:30 to 8:30 A.M. Clear; moderate temperature; no wind. I saw very few ducks on the water along the