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50.
August 29, 1911.
Carmel, cal. to south side Point L [illegible], Cal.
Went down beach to San Jose Canyon, then
followed road across point.
Sophortyx Californicus. A few in brush in
lower part of Canyon. Shot two young ones.
Larus occidentalis. Several. One flew over us
calling incessantly while we were on rocks.
Larus heemanni. A few.
Aegialitis miosa. Quite common on beaches. Often
half a dozen together. All seemed to be adults.
Oryzchus vociferus. Three or four on beach of
Lagoon of Carmel River and three or four on
greavel of San Jose Creek.
Ereunetes fuscillus. Shot several on Carmel beach.
Saw two or three flocks of sandpipers, evidently the
same species.
Actitis Tringoides macularius. Shot one on rocks. Saw
two others, one on rocks, one on shore of Carmel River
lagoon. Bost up and down like Heteractitis micans.
Heteractitis micans. Two or three. Wild.
Phalaropus hyperboreus. One in San Jose Creek.
Very tame. Picking food from bottom in shallow
water.
Scoters. Several offshore.
Cormorants. As usual on rocks offshore. Species
undetermined.
Two or three large hawks or vultures in San
Jose Canyon.