Howell, T.R. 1947 Tomales Pt., Marin Co., Calif (cont'd) Harbor seal - 2 Whales (sp.? ) One seal lay basking in the sun on an offshore rock for some time before swimming away; the other was noted in the water nearby. The whales, which were identifiable only negatively as not Killer Whales, were blowing and splashing. only a few hundred yards from the shore line on at least two occasions they seemed to be in pairs. About 6-10 were seen, assuming that they were not all the same individual(s), which is unlikely as they were seen quite a distance apart. The deer were all young does as far as I could tell, and not very wary. About 10 were seen. At about 11:00 A.M. 4 beautiful male Harlequins and 1 female came in close to shore and walked up onto the base of one of the larger rocks. They were in perfect plumage, so that all the chestnut, slate-blue and white markings could be clearly seen. One cormorant which was definitely a Pelagic, with distinct white rump patches, was seen. 5 more Black