goswell 1949 Catoptrophorus semipalmatus June 29. Pacific Grove, Monterey Co., Calif. 2 standing on rocks along shore of Monterey Bay w. of Cabrillo Pt. at 5:40 p.m. what were probably the same birds were seen by Besie & Denis Cogswell at about 4:00 p.m. in the same location. The plumage was a mixture of breeding & winter ones". head - dark brown (apparently finely streaked) neck & throat - lighter, streaks coarser underparts - barred irregularly along sides, center of breast & belly with no evident bars. back - grayish (apparently smooth) upper wing coverts - brown (in folded wing) flight feathers - black & white, as usual. The birds were studied at a range of about 50 ft. with 9x binoculars; 1 bird opened a wing briefly.