In the backyard I saw the usual horde of Passer domesticus this morning. I also saw two or three Zonotrichia leucophrys. Along the seawall and mole I saw one or two gulls. Four or five flocks of ducks were seen on the water, and one or two Scamp Ducks and Clangula clangula were seen close in shore. Along the mole I saw several grebes; some were Aechmophorus occidentalis. I saw a cormorant come up out of the water with a fish held obliquely in its bill. I dried again almost immediately February 11, 1909, Alameda to San Francisco, California. This morning I saw several small flocks of ducks on the water along the seawall and mole. One or two Scamp Ducks and Clangula clangula were seen close enough to be recognized. I saw also a loon on the water. Several Aechmophorus occidentalis were seen on the water near the mole end of the pier. Some dived as the train passed them, making an arc clear of the water as they did it. This evening there were a great number of gulls about the cruiser "Buffalo," as usual, mostly Larus glaucescens, some Larus californicus.