Howell, T.R. 1950 Journal Santa Catalina I., Los Angeles Co., Calif. April 1. We left from San Pedro on the Calif. Fish and Game boat Bluefin, and immediately encountered heavy fog which reduced visibility to almost nothing. On the way to the island, we saw only a few Western Gulls. At the isthmus of Catalina, the fog was still heavy, and only the [illegible] Western Gulls and a few Brandt Cormorants appeared. On going ashore, we saw quite a few California Quail in a dry gully in and around which oaks and chaparral were growing. The island was very green, apparently due to recent rains. A few Vermivora celata were heard singing, and one was seen at close range. Two Ground squirrels were noted: compared to the mainland forms, these seemed larger and darker brown. One squirrel was in the top of a small oak. Ravens were about on the cliffs, and two Horned Larks were seen on an open expanse of dry ground. By mid-after-noon the fog had lifted, and on the way back we saw two adult Bald Eagles high up on the island. Not a single Alcids or Procellariform bird was seen, although eagerly looked for: no pinnipeds either.