Santa Barbara Island April 4-5, 1968 Brownell, Church and Kleen landed on Santa Barbara. All three made separate diurnal surveys which covered the entire island and Kleen made a nocturnal survey which covered most of it. The vegetation appeared to be fairly lush with grass covering most areas. There were dry areas where ground cover was a dense mat of dried runners and faded bloom from a six-inch high broad-leaved succulent. Yarrow and giant coreopsis were in bloom. There were a few "plateau" areas where the sandy soil was bare. Whether this is a natural condition or a result of utilization by roosting Western Gulls is unknown. The island has high cliffs around almost the entire perimeter. The only easy landing area is on the northeast side where there is a loading platform and the remains of a rail line leading up a steep incline to two abandoned quonset huts where the field party slept. No collections were made except for one rodent skull. On the approach to Santa Barbara on 4 April, after observations for ADP were closed because of proximity to the island, the following birds were observed: 40 Brown Pelicans sitting on the rocky slope of the south-east end of the island; 6 cormorant sp. plus 1 Pelagic Cormorant; 1 female Bufflehead; 2 male Surf Scoters; 3 Black Oystercatchers; 4 Western Gulls, 2 Pigeon Guillemots flying north. On 5 April 3 Xantus Murrelets, 4 Sooty Shearwaters and 1 Royal Tern were observed from the ship. SPECIES ACCOUNTS Podiceps caspicus (5) Eared Grebe Pelecanus occidentalis (37) Kleen found 4 adults and 33 immatures and counted 17 old nests. No new nests were found nor was any breeding activity noted. Phalacrocorax penicillatus (4) Brandt's Cormorant Kleen identified 4 Brandt's. Phalacrocorax sp. (127) Cormorant sp. One hundred and twenty-seven unidentified cormorants were seen resting in two areas. Bucephala albeola (1) Bufflehead One female seen in water. Melanitta perspicillata (30) Surf Scotor Kleen saw 30.