8 2 2 8 13 47 0 0 0 0 # alcids/section Cassin's Auklet appears at present to be the commonest of the alcids wintering in the Grid. Alcid numbers have increased sharply over all previous winter surveys, although none were found in the southern third. Table 2. Summary of non-Grid Observations EAC 34, 3 and 4 January 1968 Out from "Pre-Grid" San Diego 4 January 3 January 0710 to 1230 1215 to 1650 53 miles 57 miles Lin.Dens.=3.86 Lin.Dens.=7.55 Total Lin. % # Dens. Total Eared Grebe 1 1 .009 0.2 grebe sp. 3 3 .027 0.5 Black-footed Albatross 1 1 .009 0.2 Fulmar 30 30 .273 4.7 Shearwater/Petrel 4 15 19 .173 3.0 Storm Petrel 7 7 .064 1.1 cormorant sp. 80 80 .728 12.6 Brown Pelican 91 91 .828 14.3 ducks sp. 2 2 .018 0.3 Northern Phalarope 2 2 .018 0.3 phalarope sp. 69 76 .690 11.9 Black-legged Kittiwake 61 12 73 .663 11.5 Sabines Gull 2 2 .018 0.3 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 1 .009 0.2 California Gull 10 10 .091 1.6 Heermans Gull 13 13 .118 2.0 Western Gull 11 11 .100 1.7 Ring-billed Gull 4 4 .036 0.6 Herring Gull/gull sp. 132 25 157 1.435 24.7 Pomarine Jaeger 4 1 5 .045 0.8 Rhinoceros Auklet 1 8 9 .082 1.4 Cassin's Auklet 6 6 .055 0.9 Xantus Murrelet 1 1 .009 0.2 alcid sp. 6 25 31 .282 4.9 TOTAL 431 205 636 5.79 100