1931 Berkeley Jan. 11. A beautiful clear day. James and I took our lunch and drove to Dillon's beach to see the Black Sea Brants, leaving Berkeley about 11 a.m. We reached Tomales Bay about 1 p.m. and ate on the shore opposite Inverness. The water was without a ripple except where disturbed by a bird or birds and the view across to the wooded range to the west was marvelous. James could hear a low roaring sound which he said sounded like a distant freight train or the breakers on the beach. I could not hear the sound but after reading about the Sea Brant decided it was the noise made by the thousands of these birds out in the bay. They were so far away and the light so wrong for observation of details that I could only see that there were great flocks of dark colored birds on the water in spots where the water was all rippled. After lunch we drove on to Dillon's beach which we reached about 3 p.m. It was warm and sunny, not a breath of wind - a very beautiful beach a mile or two long extending to the entrance of Tomales Bay. In the other direction the beach ended almost immediately in a rocky point but we could see Bodega Point to the north. Outside the breakers there were hundreds of Sea Brants. On the return trip along the north side of Tomales Bay I had better views of the Brant. West of Marshall's there was a very large flock which flew up and circled about. A boat full of hunters was slipping up on them and we heard a few shots.