87. December 4, 1909. Yesterday afternoon when crossing the bay, there were a large number of gulls following the steamer to Oakland Pier. Many passed within two feet of where I was sitting on the upper deck. There were Larus glaniceus in all plumages, an occasional Larus argentatus, and several Larus californicus. Along the shore I have noted numerous flocks of ducks. Have also seen a good many flying. This morning I saw a flock of about a hundred cormorants (probably Phalacrocorax auritus) passing over the foot of Briggs Avenue and heading down towards the waters of San Leandro Bay. December 7, 1909. This morning I rode on the forward deck of the ferry steamer. I saw about the usual gulls, a number of flocks of ducks, and when near San Francisco nine or ten loons flying north. December 26, 1909. This morning I rowed from the foot of Briggs Avenue out along the Bay Farm Island shore until about opposite Park Avenue, Alameda. Birds were not abundant, although a good many were seen. Loons. Several. Very wild. Gulls. Several flocks and single birds flying to windward- northeast. One or two flocks [illegible] were [illegible] gulls, apparently Larus philadelphia. Larus glaniceus was recognized.