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53.
Went along the beach to the river and back again.
Absolutely no birds on the rocks. On the beach the
following were seen:
Larus hermanni. Common.
Scoters. Two or three on water just outside breakers, saw
one leave beach and work way out through breakers,
Aegialitis nivosa. Two or three.
Aegialites semipalmatus. Several; these two species together.
Calidris arenaria. Shot one. Saw several sandpipers
probably of this species.
Riteropygia bairdi. Shot one.
Limosa fedoa. One.
James hyemalis. As usual in pines.
Cyanocitta stelleri. Heard some calling.
Ardea herodias. One flew up from sand bank near mouth of river.
September 2, 1911.
Carmel, Cal. to south side Point Lobos. (by road.
Along the rocks on the coast south of the point, I saw
one Heteractitis incanus.
Ardea herodias. One in Carmel River near bridge.
The usual land birds were seen including a number of
Euphagus cyanocephalus near a dairy just south of the river.
September 3, 1911.
Monterey, Calif.
On the beach at Monterey this morning I saw a number
of Larus occidentalis and Larus hermanni. There were
numbers about the bay calling. Saw quite a few phalaropes
flying from the lagoon to the bay.