495 CALIF. MURRE Uria aalga california Gilmore 1931 May 7, 1931 Seen in scattered flocks off the coast of Oregon - probably seen yesterday tho not positively identified. May 8 (1931) - off coast of Washington & Juan de Fuca Straits - much more numerous. at least 200 seen "entoto". The flocks in the quiet waters of the straits often gathered on the surface in a straight single file line & swam in corresponding alignment. On pieces of drift wood there were often 2-5 of these birds perched. Often we encountered a Murre that could not rise from the surface and after much hasty scrambling, dove. These birds were seen in water from 40 -70 fathoms in deptth + so could hardly have been feeding! Perhaps they ball oil on their plummages. May 14, 1931 Bay Passage east of Vancouver Is - quite a few (dozen ±) flocks of from 8-12 birds were seen this afternoon.