April 11, 1909. Alameda, California. This evening I saw three Nycticorax nyctic- ora flying east from Lincoln Park. In Lincoln Park I saw several Lophortyx californicus and heard them calling. April 12, 1909. Alameda to San Francisco, California. It was low tide this morning. On the sand exposed near the eastern part of the mole there were a good many small shore birds and several large odes. There were also a goodly concourse of gulls. Ardea herodias, one. This evening when returning, I saw no gulls on the piles or sheds on the San Francisco side. Larus californicus (nearly all adults) were common on the west side of the bay; an occasional immature Larus glabecens was seen. Off Goat Island quite a number of Larus philadelphi were seen hovering over drift; several many had black heads. Along the mole the tide was high, and I saw two bunches of ducks, one of 8 or 10, the other of about 20 or 25. April 13, 1909. Alameda to San Francisco, California. Along the western part of the mole both this