Brown Pelican 3 The appearance of this coastal bird is significant. That one bird was seen in Sector 2 at 35°00'N, 122°45'W demonstrates the ability of these birds to go to sea over a hundred miles from land. The other birds were seen in Sector 6 within 70-100 miles from the Channel Islands. All three birds probably represent birds that were based in the Channel Islands during the past breeding season. Golden Plover 1 One bird was recorded on 2 October at 32°32'N, 125°31'W in Sector 4. Phalarope Red Phalarope 14 1 ' 4 ' 5 ' Phalarope sp. 4 1 ' 0 ' 6 ' 0 ' 1 ' 0 ' The Phalaropes, in very low density, were moving south; un- doubtedly in migration. Jaeger/Skua Jaeger sp. 11 Skua 2 Jaeger/Skua 2 Eighty percent of the Jaeger/Skuas were recorded in Sector 2 on 29 September. These birds are very abundant to the north from Monterey Bay south at this time. Thus it is to be expected that they occur primarily in the northern sector of the grid. Tern sp. 34 0 ' 17 ' 11 ' 1 ' 0 ' 4 ' 0 ' 1 ' 0 ' As can be readily seen over 80 percent of the terns were recorded in the north east and north central sectors. The numbers recorded during this survey represent an almost 200 percent drop in numbers over last survey. These birds may represent the last of the Arctic Terns migrating south. Alcid 5 0 ' 4 ' 0 ' 0 ' 0 ' 1 ' 0 ' 0 ' 0 ' These birds were probably Xantus Murrelets or Cassin's Auklets. The distribution of these small alcids has been the same over the summer and fall.