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seen along the mole.
I saw twenty-five cormorants flying
northwest high in the air over west Alameda.
At one time they formed in a V-formation.
Drode on the forward deck of the
steamer, and saw a number of Larus
glaucescens and Larus californicus. I saw
thirteen ducks flying north. Two flocks
of about a dozen cormorants each
flew across the bows going northwest
close to the water.
In the evening when I returned I saw the
usual Larus glaucescens and Larus
californicus. Near Alameda Mole I saw
a loon and a dozen ducks southbound.
Along the mole and seawall I
saw the usual ducks on the water.
February 16, 1909.
Alameda to San Francisco, California.
At home this morning I saw one or two
Zonotrichia leucophrys in the back yard.
A day or two ago I saw one or two Pipilo
fuscus on the street.
Along the seawall and mole were several
gulls and several small flocks of
ducks, also one or two grebes.
On the San Francisco side I saw a
number of Larus glaucescens on the piles,