Non-Grid Observations Observations were held on December 2 & 3 when proceeding to Pt. Ash from San Diego, and on December 10 when returning to San Diego from Pt. Oak. Observation conditions were fair to good on December 2 & 3 and poor on December 10. On leaving Pt. Loma December 2 the ship was almost continually being passed by long lines of Brown Pelicans interspersed with a few cormorants. Later in the day many of these birds were seen feeding in company with Heerman Gulls in rather large flocks. During the few hours preceding arrival at Pt. Ash, several large flocks of Phalaropes were observed. These two out- standing features predominated the coastal trip north. The inbound leg on the 10th of December was rather dull except for the occurrence of the Red- billed Tropicbird. TABLE 4. Summary of Non-Grid Observations - EAC 32. Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Black-footed Albatross - 2 5 Sooty Shearwater 8 Pink-footed/New Zealand Shearwater 2 Fulmar 1 4 2 Red-billed Tropicbird 1 Brown Pelican 627+ Pelagic Cormorant 4 Cormorant sp 58 Red Phalarope 1 74 Northern Phalarope 316 Phalarope sp. 83 California Gull 3 1 Herring Gull 7 7 California/Herring Gull 50 Western Gull 201+50 Heermann's Gull 118+25 Bonaparte's Gull 16 Sabine's Gull 1 Black-legged Kittiwake 1 4 Gull sp 74 Pomarine Jaeger 4 2 1 Parasitic Jaeger 1 Jaeger sp 2 Large Tern 2 Loon sp 7 Eared Grebe 2 Common Murre 3 Rhinoceros Auklet 1 Small Alcoid 1 Total Birds 1,125 556 16 Miles 62 55 82 Hours Grand Total 1,697 birds