Remsen, J.V. 1973 Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia Sep.18 Monterey area, Monterey Co. Calif : 3. Two at Coast Guard Pier and one at Otter Point, Pacific Grove. One had been found here about 5 days ago by Alan Baldridge at the sea side of the pier. We found a bird there in about 10 seconds about 100 feet off the pier and was studied at leisure through scopes and photographed. Then we located another bird off Otter Point about 500 yds. out but still obvious, especially when compared to a breeding plumage Common Murre at the same distance. Then we returned to the Coast Guard Pier and found two birds, not just one, and the famous Charlie Clark from Chicago looking at them for a life. All three birds had very dark heads with a touch of paleness on the cheeks. The two close birds had very downcurved upper mandibles and the Otter Pt bird had a short, thick bill but the downcurvature couldn't be seen. The best mark seemed to be the angle of the bill - pointed upwards in C-Murre, held horizontally by T-b Murre. Two of the birds were photographed, one with a C. Murre in field. Sep.22 Monterey area: same 3 Murres in same spots ~~ at least one seen by all, including Alan Baldridge, John Luther, Dave DeSante, et.al. Sep.27 Monterey area : 1 at Otter Pt. Neither Coast Guard Pier could be located Oct.7 Monterey area: 2 birds at Coast Guard Pier approached by boat to within 20' - they both had white gape marks which had been previously invisible on one and nearly so on the other